Jules CLI vs. Plandex

Feature	Jules CLI	Plandex

Tagline	Google's async coding agent in your terminal	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks
Website	https://jules.google	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	May 20, 2025	March 14, 2024
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	June 11, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	2M tokens effective
Supported Models	Gemini models only	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (15 tasks/day) / $20-125/mo	Free (self-hosted)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Development State	active	inactive