Jules CLI vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Jules CLI	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Google's async coding agent in your terminal	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://jules.google	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	May 20, 2025	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	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	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	1M tokens	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Gemini models only	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (15 tasks/day) / $20-125/mo	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active