Google launches the new AI coding agent Jules for both free and paying users. The free version processes up to fifteen requests per day.
Jules, Google’s latest AI coding assistant, is available starting today. Google showcased Jules in December 2024 alongside Gemini 2.0, the model that laid the foundation for AI agents. After months of internal and public testing, Google believes the time is right to bring Jules to the general public.
The AI coding assistant – Google prefers to say “coding agent” – can help with various tasks. According to Google, Jules excels at tasks that software developers typically dislike, such as fixing bugs and testing. Since the initial release, Jules has been upgraded to the latest Gemini model 2.5 Pro, and the interface has received a visual refresh. The current version also features multimodal capabilities.
Extra Pair of Hands
Jules is far from the first AI-powered coding assistant, and it won’t be the last. The difference is that Jules can operate asynchronously in a virtualized environment. This allows you to set the coding agent to work independently rather than following up prompt by prompt. This makes Jules an “extra pair of hands”, as Google explains in an interview with TechCrunch.
“You can assign tasks and then shut down your computer, only to return hours later. Jules will have completed those tasks for you, whereas with a synchronous agent, you would be tied to that session”, says Kathy Korevec on behalf of Google. Since the start of the beta phase, 140,000 code improvements have been publicly shared by developers through Jules.
Limited Free
Jules is available both for free and with a paid subscription. The free version has a hard limit of 15 requests per day. During the test phase, this was still sixty free requests. If you want a free assistant without limits, you can try the recently launched Gemini CLI.
A Google AI Pro subscription gives you up to five times more requests per day, but it costs €21.99 per month. With an AI Ultra subscription, your requests are virtually unlimited. This most expensive plan costs a hefty €274.99 per month.