Free
Individual
Free
VerifiedClaude chat only. Claude Code is not included.
Do not plan a coding workflow on the free plan.
Claude Code vs Jules
A decision for a beginner, not a spec sheet. Scores are our weights. Prices are the public plans, and anything marked verify on the tool page should be re-checked before you pay.
The call
- Claude Code: Terminal agent, plus the Claude apps that share one usage pool. Jules: Browser agent that opens pull requests on GitHub.
- If you do not want to read code, Jules is the closer fit.
- Jules has the lower verified individual paid plan: Google AI Pro (Jules in Pro) at $19.99/mo.
- On the kind of project, these two are close. Budget and where you want to work should break the tie.
Pick Claude Code if you want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo.
Pick Jules if you want bug fixes, version bumps, and small features on a repo you already have.
Claude Code
A terminal coding agent that shares your Claude plan.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Pro · $20/mo
Pick it when
- Developers who want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo
- Web app and automation work where you already have a project
- People who also want Claude chat and are fine sharing one allowance
Leave it when
- Anyone who needs a free coding agent (free Claude does not include Claude Code)
- No-code site or app building in the browser
- Native mobile publishing or game engines
Jules
An async agent that takes a GitHub task and opens a pull request.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Google AI Pro (Jules in Pro) · $19.99/mo
Pick it when
- Bug fixes, version bumps, and small features on a repo you already have
- Handing off a task and reviewing the pull request later
- A free daily allowance with a published task count
Leave it when
- A hosted app you want to see running without a GitHub repo
- No-code landing pages
- Native mobile apps and games
- A Workspace or non-Gmail account that needs a paid Jules upgrade (Jules says that path is not available yet)
Where the weights differ
Web app or SaaS
Claude Code5/5
Jules4/5
Mobile app
Claude Code2/5
Jules2/5
Game
Claude Code2/5
Jules2/5
Website or landing page
Claude Code2/5
Jules3/5
Automation or script
Claude Code5/5
Jules4/5
No code
Claude Code0/5
Jules2/5
I can follow a change
Claude Code3/5
Jules4/5
I already develop
Claude Code5/5
Jules5/5
Claude Code plans
Last verified 2026-10-19
Pro
Individual
$20/mo
Verified$17/mo when billed annually ($200 up front).
Includes Claude Code. At least 5x Free chat usage per five-hour session, plus weekly limits. Shared with claude.ai. No fixed prompt count.
Anthropic's pricing page lists $20 monthly and $17/mo annual.
Max 5x
Individual
$100/mo
Verified5x Pro usage per five-hour session, higher output limits, and a weekly cap. Max also has a separate weekly limit for Fable, and the pricing table caps Fable at 50% of weekly limits. Includes $100/mo of platform API credits that Anthropic says cannot be spent inside Claude Code.
Price is from Anthropic's Max plan help article. The marketing page says Max starts at $100.
Max 20x
Individual
$200/mo
Verified20x Pro usage per five-hour session, plus a separate weekly limit for Fable (50% of weekly limits on the pricing table). Includes $200/mo of platform API credits that do not spend inside Claude Code.
Price is from Anthropic's Max plan help article, which lists Max 20x at $200/mo.
Jules plans
Last verified 2026-10-19
Jules
Individual
Free
Verified15 tasks per rolling 24 hours, 3 concurrent tasks, Gemini 2.5 Pro. Jules' own label for this row is evaluating the agent on real work.
Task counts are on jules.google and the usage-limits doc. Neither page prints a dollar price because this row is free.
Google AI Pro (Jules in Pro)
Individual
$19.99/mo
Verified100 tasks per rolling 24 hours, 15 concurrent tasks, and higher access to the latest model. The Jules plan table says that starts with Gemini 3 Pro. A March 9, 2026 Jules changelog says Gemini 3.1 Pro replaced Gemini 3 Pro as the default for Pro users.
Jules docs say Jules in Pro is included with Google AI Pro. The $19.99 price is the Google AI Pro price on Google One, which also includes storage and other Google AI products. Google AI Plus at $4.99 is not listed by Jules as an upgrade. Google One only labels Plus Jules limits as Limited, so it is not a paid Jules row.
Google AI Ultra 5x (Jules in Ultra)
Individual
$99.99/mo
VerifiedGoogle One labels Jules task limits, concurrent limits, and latest-model access as Higher than Pro. Jules' plan table publishes one Ultra row of 300 tasks per rolling 24 hours and 60 concurrent tasks, and does not say whether that row is this 5x plan, the 20x plan, or both.
The $99.99 price is Google AI Ultra 5x on Google One. The task number is left off this card so a single Ultra row is not pasted onto both prices.
Google AI Ultra 20x (Jules in Ultra)
Individual
$199.99/mo
VerifiedGoogle One labels Jules task limits, concurrent limits, and latest-model access as Highest. The same Jules Ultra row of 300 tasks and 60 concurrent tasks is not assigned to this price either.
The $199.99 price is Google AI Ultra 20x on Google One. Jules docs describe one Ultra benefit and one set of task numbers.
When Claude Code runs out
A rolling five-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Chat and Claude Code share one pool.
Wait for the five-hour window or the weekly reset. There is no fixed message count.
When Jules runs out
Task limits are a rolling 24 hours, not midnight. Concurrent-task caps apply at the same time. Family-plan members each have their own limits. They are not pooled.
When the new-task button turns off, keep reviewing tasks that are already running. History stays available.
Questions people actually ask
Which is cheaper, Claude Code or Jules?
Jules's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Google AI Pro (Jules in Pro) at $19.99/mo. Claude Code's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Pro at $20/mo.
Who is Claude Code for?
Claude Code is for developers who want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo, web app and automation work where you already have a project, and people who also want Claude chat and are fine sharing one allowance.
Who is Jules for?
Jules is for bug fixes, version bumps, and small features on a repo you already have, handing off a task and reviewing the pull request later, and a free daily allowance with a published task count.
Which is a better fit if I do not want to read code, Claude Code or Jules?
Claude Code scores 0 out of 5 for someone who does not want to read code. Jules scores 2 out of 5. Jules has the higher no-code score. Skip it. Claude Code assumes a terminal, a repo, and comfort with commands. You need a GitHub repo and you need to read the pull request. This is not a form that publishes an app.
Do Claude Code and Jules have free plans?
Claude Code: Free Claude does not include Claude Code. You need Pro or Max before this tool exists for you. Jules: 15 tasks per rolling 24 hours, 3 concurrent, on Gemini 2.5 Pro. Jules describes this plan as evaluating the agent on real work. It does not host the project.