Google Makes Gemini Code Assist Free

Google has launched a free version of Gemini Code Assist, a coding assistant powered by the Gemini 2.0 model. The service offers significantly higher usage limits than competing services, with up to 180,000 code completions per month. This is 90 times more than GitHub Copilot's free tier limit of 2,000. The release comes amidst increasing competition in AI-powered development tools, with Anthropic introducing Claude Code just a day prior. Gemini Code Assist integrates with popular environments like Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, and GitHub, performing code reviews on both public and private repositories. The service features a 128,000-token context window, allowing developers to work with larger codebases. It supports all public domain programming languages and requires only a Gmail account to register, with no credit card needed. According to Google Cloud's senior director of product management, over 75% of developers now rely on AI in their daily work, with over 25% of new code at Google being AI-generated. For developers wanting advanced features, premium tiers remain available. The free version of Gemini Code Assist is a significant offering in the AI-powered development tool market.