Jules

3:45 Jules is Google's asynchronous coding agent: you connect a GitHub repository, describe a task, and Jules works on it in a cloud virtual machine and opens a pull request. Google announced on Oct 29, 2026 that Jules will wind down on Dec 31, 2026. Users have until Nov 11, 2026 to finish sessions; after that Jules is read-only until the end of the year. Google says the lessons from Jules are going into its agent-first platform, Google Antigravity.

So in Nov 2026 Jules is only worth opening to finish work and export your settings and history. For new work, Google's own route is Antigravity. Other cloud agents that take a task and return a pull request are Codex from OpenAI, Devin from Cognition, GitHub Copilot's coding agent and Claude Code on the web.

Quick facts

Is Jules shutting down?

Yes. The Jules changelog entry of Oct 29, 2026, titled "Jules Turndown", gives three dates:

Google gives consolidating its agentic coding work as the reason. Your code, branches and pull requests stay in GitHub. The entry does not mention refunds or changes to Google AI plans, which include much more than Jules.

How to export from Jules

Jules can export its settings, environment variables, scheduled tasks, connected repositories, memories, setup scripts and full session history (prompts, plans, logs and code patches). The changelog's steps: install Jules Tools with npm install -g @google/jules, run jules login, then run Google's export prompt from a command-line coding agent; the export lands in a folder in your home directory (Google). That folder holds your environment variables in plain text, so keep it private.

Plans and limits

Source: Jules usage limits, read Nov 6, 2026; days are a rolling 24 hours. That page still names older default models; the changelog is newer and says Gemini 3 Flash became the default for every tier on Jan 30, 2026, and Gemini 3.1 Pro the default for Pro on Mar 9, 2026.

Features

1:19 Asynchronous tasks. Jules clones the repository into a cloud VM, writes a plan for you to approve, makes the change, runs it, and opens a pull request, so you can leave it working (Google).

Jules Tools and API. A command-line companion, Jules Tools, arrived Oct 2, 2025, and a REST API gained sessions without a repository and git patch output on Jan 26, 2026.

Suggested and scheduled tasks. Since Dec 10, 2025 Jules scans a repository for TODOs and proposes work, and scheduled tasks can be paused and edited (changelog).

CI Fixer and MCP. Since Feb 2026 Jules fixes failing CI checks on its own pull requests and connects to MCP servers, starting with Linear, Supabase, Neon and others (changelog).

History

• Aug 6, 2025: "Jules is out of beta!", with paid plans.
• Oct 2, 2025: Jules Tools for the command line.
• Jan 30, 2026: Gemini 3 Flash becomes the default model.
• Mar 9, 2026: Gemini 3.1 Pro for Pro users.
• Oct 29, 2026: shutdown announced for Dec 31, 2026.

Jules vs the alternatives

• Google Antigravity: Google's own successor platform, free for individuals with weekly limits, and the place for Gemini 4 Argon.
• Codex: OpenAI's cloud agent, included with ChatGPT plans; the most similar "send a task, get a pull request" flow.
• Devin: Cognition's autonomous engineer, from $0 to $200 a month for individuals.
• GitHub Copilot: its coding agent works from GitHub issues inside GitHub itself.

See Best AI Coding Agent for the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Is Google Jules shutting down? Yes. Google announced on Oct 29, 2026 that Jules winds down on Dec 31, 2026; sessions must be finished by Nov 11, 2026, and Jules is read-only after that.

Is Jules free? Jules had a free tier of 15 tasks a day and 3 at once, with 100 and 300 tasks a day included in Google AI Pro and Ultra, until its shutdown.

What should I use instead of Jules? Google points to Google Antigravity; other cloud coding agents are Codex, Devin and GitHub Copilot's coding agent.

How do I export my Jules data? Install Jules Tools (npm install -g @google/jules), run jules login, and run the export prompt from Google's Oct 29, 2026 changelog entry; Jules writes the export to a folder in your home directory.

Sources

• Changelog, Jules, read Nov 6, 2026
• Usage limits, Jules, read Nov 6, 2026
• Jules, Google, read Nov 6, 2026
• Easily Automate Your Coding With Google Jules - Beginner Tutorial, Nathan Sebhastian, May 26, 2025 (video)