Factory vs Jules
Factory is a cloud agent by Factory. Jules is a cloud agent by Google. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Factory |  Jules | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Cloud agent, Terminal agent, Desktop app | Cloud agent |
| Vendor | Factory | Google |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | Web |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $99.99/mo |
| Team seat | Contact sales | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | Credit packs | Rate limited |
| Part of a plan | — | Google AI |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Zhipu, Moonshot, DeepSeek, MiniMax | Google |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | No BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |