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Jules vs Windsurf

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

  • Jules: Browser agent that opens pull requests on GitHub. Windsurf: Devin Desktop editor, CLI, and Devin Cloud on paid plans.
  • Neither tool is a clear no-code winner over the other. Read the skill scores before you decide on comfort.
  • 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 Jules if you want bug fixes, version bumps, and small features on a repo you already have.

Pick Windsurf if you want an editor agent at $20 with frontier models and cloud agents.

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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)

Windsurf

The editor formerly called Windsurf, now sold as Devin Desktop.

Cheapest verified paid plan: Pro · $20/mo

Pick it when

  • An editor agent at $20 with frontier models and cloud agents
  • Developers comparing Windsurf with Cursor's current plans
  • People who still search for Windsurf and need the current product name

Leave it when

  • Anyone expecting the old Windsurf credit tables (those plans are gone)
  • No-code browser app building
  • A published quota you can budget to the prompt

Where the weights differ

Web app or SaaS

Jules4/5
Windsurf5/5

Mobile app

Jules2/5
Windsurf2/5

Game

Jules2/5
Windsurf2/5

Website or landing page

Jules3/5
Windsurf3/5

Automation or script

Jules4/5
Windsurf4/5

No code

Jules2/5
Windsurf1/5

I can follow a change

Jules4/5
Windsurf4/5

I already develop

Jules5/5
Windsurf5/5

Jules plans

Last verified 2026-10-19

Jules

Individual

Free

Verified

15 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

Verified

100 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

Verified

Google 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

Verified

Google 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.

Windsurf plans

Last verified 2026-10-19

Free

Individual

Free

Verified

Light agent quota, limited models, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab. Quota size is not published.

Price and qualitative limits are from the Devin pricing page. The missing number is stated, not invented.

Pro

Individual

$20/mo

Verified

Daily and weekly quotas, frontier models, free use of SWE-2, Devin Cloud, and extra usage at API pricing. One user. Quota size is not published.

Devin docs describe Pro as the entry individual plan at $20/mo. The pricing page lists free use of SWE-2 and does not print an end date for it.

Max

Individual

$200/mo

Verified

Everything in Pro with a significantly larger weekly quota and no daily cap. The quota multiple is not published as a number.

The no-daily-cap rule is on Devin's self-serve plan docs. The pricing page says significantly higher quotas and does not print a number.

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.

When Windsurf runs out

Pro has daily and weekly quotas. Max has a weekly quota and no daily cap. Cognition does not publish the size. Past the quota, paid plans can buy extra usage at API pricing.

Check the in-app quota before you assume you need a new tool. Pro resets daily and weekly. Max has no daily cap, so a heavy afternoon may not clear overnight.

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Questions people actually ask

Which is cheaper, Jules or Windsurf?

Jules's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Google AI Pro (Jules in Pro) at $19.99/mo. Windsurf's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Pro at $20/mo.

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.

Who is Windsurf for?

Windsurf is for an editor agent at $20 with frontier models and cloud agents, developers comparing Windsurf with Cursor's current plans, and people who still search for Windsurf and need the current product name.

Which is a better fit if I do not want to read code, Jules or Windsurf?

Jules scores 2 out of 5 for someone who does not want to read code. Windsurf scores 1 out of 5. Jules has the higher no-code score. You need a GitHub repo and you need to read the pull request. This is not a form that publishes an app. You are in an IDE. Do not start here if you wanted a form.

Do Jules and Windsurf have free plans?

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. Windsurf: A light agent quota, limited model access, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab. Cognition does not publish the quota as a number.