Google makes Gemini Code Assist free with 180,000 code completions per month as AI-powered dev race heats up

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google DeepMind has released a free version of its AI-powered coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist, expanding access to advanced coding tools for developers worldwide. This launch follows the October 2024 debut of Gemini Code Assist Enterprise ($45 per month per user or $19 per month with an annual subscription) and arrives just a day after Anthropic introduced Claude Code, highlighting the growing competition among AI-powered developer tools. Gemini Code Assist is powered by the Gemini 2.0 model, fine-tuned to handle real-world coding scenarios and supporting all programming languages in the public domain. Users can generate up to 180,000 code completions per month — significantly more than other free coding assistants, including popular tool Cursor AI which offers only 2,000 code completions per month on its free tier — while leveraging a 128,000-token co ... Read full article.