Google has officially moved its asynchronous coding agent, Jules, out of beta and into public availability. The key upgrade is its new engine: Gemini 2.5 Pro, which Google claims enhances its ability to generate high-quality code by first developing a structured plan.
From Beta to Public Launch
The public launch follows a substantial beta period where thousands of developers tackled tens of thousands of tasks, resulting in over 140,000 code improvements. This feedback has been used to refine the platform, leading to several key enhancements:
- Improved User Interface: A more polished and intuitive UI based on developer feedback.
- New Capabilities: Introduction of features like reusing previous setups for faster task execution, direct GitHub issues integration, and multimodal support.
The Gemini 2.5 Pro Engine
The most significant update is the integration of Gemini 2.5 Pro. This model is used to develop comprehensive coding plans before execution, a crucial step for improving the quality and logic of the final code output. This planning phase suggests a move towards more deliberate, architectural thinking in AI-driven development.
New Tiered Access Model
Jules is launching with a structured, tiered model to cater to different levels of development intensity:
- Introductory Access: For developers getting to know the platform.
- Jules in Google AI Pro: Provides 5x higher usage limits, aimed at daily coding tasks.
- Jules in Google AI Ultra: Offers 20x higher limits and is explicitly designed for intensive, multi-agent workflows at scale.
The rollout of these new tiers is beginning now for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.