Alternatives
Jules alternatives
Want something other than Jules for handing off coding tasks? These agents also work on their own and come back with a pull request.
The alternatives
- CodexOpenAI
Pick it if you already have ChatGPT; Codex is included, with parallel cloud tasks and automatic pull-request review.
Included with ChatGPT plans, with limits on Free · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLI · Jules vs Codex - DevinCognition
Pick it if you want an autonomous engineer with parallel cloud agents and its own browser for tests, with a free plan to start.
Free plan, paid from $20/month · Web, CLI, Windows, macOS, Linux - GitHub CopilotGitHub
Pick it if your code lives on GitHub and you want its cloud agent for background tasks, from a free tier.
Free plan, paid from $10/user/month · macOS, Windows, Web, CLI - AmpAmp
Pick it if you want each task on its own remote machine, so work carries on after you close your laptop.
Free plan, paid from $20/month · Web, CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows - ReasonReason Machines
Pick it if you want each pull request to come with proof it works, recordings and logs, from the cloud or your own computer.
Free and paid plans; paid prices aren't listed on the site (terms of service) · Web, CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows - OpenHandsOpenHands
Pick it if you want open source you can run yourself, with automations from GitHub, Slack, Jira and Linear.
The open-source version runs locally for free. Cloud Individual has a free tier; bring your own model key or pay for OpenHands-provided models at cost. Enterprise pricing is custom. Model usage and infrastructure can cost extra · Web, CLI, API, macOS, Linux
Or stick with Jules
Stick with Jules if your code is on GitHub and you want Google's free tier: assign tasks, even by issue label, and review the diff before it opens a pull request.
Facts from each maker's official pages.