A question buyers ask AI

I want background agents that work on their own cloud machines and open branches while I do other things. Which tools offer that and what should I check?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 7, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
OpenAI Codex100%100%100%1
Claude Code100%100%100%2
Cursor Cloud Agents100%100%100%3
GitHub Copilot coding agent100%100%100%4
Google Jules100%0%0%5
Devin100%0%0%6
OpenHands100%0%100%7

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 7, 2026 · 6 sources cited
OpenAI Codex#1Recommendedpositive
+ cloud execution

“Runs coding tasks in OpenAI-hosted cloud environments.”

+ task and workspace isolation

“Works on separate tasks and repository workspaces.”

+ pull request creation

“Can create changes and pull requests.”

+ GitHub integration

“Integrates with GitHub and supports delegated work.”

+ simple task delegation

“Simple task delegation | Codex”

Claude Code#2Recommendedpositive
“2. Claude Code – Cloud sessions”
+ remote cloud execution

“Runs in remote cloud environments.”

+ persistent sessions

“Can continue working after you close your laptop.”

+ GitHub workflows and pull requests

“Supports GitHub workflows and pull requests.”

+ complex multi-step tasks

“Good for complex, multi-step engineering tasks.”

+ complex autonomous engineering

“Complex autonomous engineering | Claude Code Cloud”

Cursor Cloud Agents#3RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ isolated cloud VMs

“Isolated cloud VMs for individual agents.”

+ parallel agents

“Multiple agents can work in parallel.”

+ multiple entry points

“Can start work from the editor, web, mobile, Slack and GitHub.”

+ pull request creation

“Produces pull requests for review.”

+ many parallel agents

“Many parallel agents | Cursor Cloud Agents”

GitHub Copilot coding agent#4RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ GitHub Actions-powered cloud environment

“Runs in a GitHub Actions-powered cloud environment.”

+ issue assignment

“Assign GitHub issues to the agent.”

+ own branch

“Works on its own branch.”

+ pull request creation

“Creates pull requests for you to review.”

+ GitHub-native issue-to-PR workflow

“GitHub-native issue-to-PR workflow | Copilot coding agent”

Google Jules#5Site cited
+ own cloud VM

“Uses its own cloud VM.”

+ GitHub repository cloning

“Clones your GitHub repository.”

+ asynchronous planning and implementation

“Plans and implements changes asynchronously.”

+ pull request creation

“Can return a pull request.”

+ dedicated cloud development environment

“Dedicated cloud development environment.”

+ shell, IDE and browser access

“Shell, IDE and browser access.”

+ delegated engineering tasks

“Designed for delegated engineering tasks.”

+ parallel sessions and pull requests

“Supports parallel sessions and pull requests.”

OpenHands#7Site citedpositive
+ open-source

“Open-source agent platform.”

+ infrastructure flexibility

“Can run on your own infrastructure or through its cloud offering.”

+ GitHub integration and pull-request workflows

“GitHub integration and pull-request workflows.”

+ infrastructure and configuration control

“More flexibility over infrastructure and configuration.”

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