Gemini Code Assist
Google's free AI coding assistant: 180k completions/mo, 128k-token chat, VS Code + JetBrains.
About
Gemini Code Assist is Google's AI coding assistant, powered by the Gemini models fine-tuned on real-world coding tasks. In February 2025 Google launched a free Individual tier with deliberately generous limits: 180,000 code completions per month (about 90x GitHub Copilot's free tier), 240 daily chat requests, and 128,000-token chat context for reasoning over large files. It plugs into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Android Studio, and Firebase, offering inline completions, natural-language chat about your code, debugging help, and free AI code reviews for GitHub pull requests on public and private repos.
The honest picture: the free tier deliberately omits enterprise features — private-repo customization, productivity metrics, and deep Google Cloud integrations stay behind the Standard ($19/month) and Enterprise ($45/month) plans. Google's messaging about which Gemini model powers the free tier (2.0 vs 2.5 Pro) has been inconsistent, so expect the underlying model to change without notice. Sign-in requires a Google account, and results are strongest in widely-used public-domain languages.
What it can do
- 180,000 monthly code completions on the free tier
- 240 daily chat requests with 128k-token context
- Free AI code review on GitHub pull requests
- Inline completions, explanations, and bug fixes
Setup
Install the Gemini Code Assist extension from the VS Code or JetBrains marketplace, then sign in with a Google account. No credit card required for the free Individual tier.
Prerequisites
A Google account; VS Code, a JetBrains IDE, Android Studio, or Firebase.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 9/10
Scored 9/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 47; Trending score 88/100 from researcher assessment.