ForgeCode vs. Jules CLI

Feature	ForgeCode	Jules CLI

Tagline	A top-ranked AI enabled pair programming coding agent	Google's async coding agent in your terminal
Website	https://forgecode.dev	https://jules.google
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	January 30, 2025	May 20, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VSCode & (terminal-native, ZSH plugin)	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	1M tokens
Supported Models	Can use Claude & ChatGPT subscriptions with access to Opus, GPT series, supports 400+ models on Openrouter.	Gemini models only
Pricing Model	BYOK	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free (15 tasks/day) / $20-125/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/antinomyhq/forgecode	N/A
Development State	active	active