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Is Gemini Code Assist Free? (2026 Limits Explained)

Is Gemini Code Assist free? What the free tier for individuals includes, limits shared with Gemini CLI, and what Standard and Enterprise add.

By Engineer Foodie Desk ✓ Sources checked Oct 29, 2026

7 min read

Free-tier status checked Oct 29, 2026 on codeassist.google; Standard and Enterprise prices, features, quotas and the subscription sunset checked Oct 29, 2026 on Google Cloud’s Code Assist page, pricing page, quotas docs and sunset notice. Every source is listed at the bottom. No affiliate links on this page (how we work).

No. Gemini Code Assist isn’t free anymore, and as of this month you can’t buy it new either.

The free tier, Gemini Code Assist for individuals, stopped working on June 18, 2026. Google’s own page now reads: “Starting June 18, 2026, Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stopped serving requests for the Gemini Code Assist for individuals, Google AI Pro, and Google AI Ultra tiers. This also applies to usage of Gemini CLI” (codeassist.google, verified Oct 29, 2026). The “Login with Google” option is gone too.

Then the paid editions got their notice. “Starting October 9, 2026, you can no longer purchase new Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise subscriptions” (Google Cloud sunset notice, verified Oct 29, 2026). Existing subscribers keep working until their contracts end. Google’s answer for everyone is Antigravity.

Quick answer (Oct 29, 2026)

  • Is there a free Gemini Code Assist? No. The individual tier stopped serving requests on June 18, 2026, in the IDE extensions and in Gemini CLI.
  • Can a new team buy Standard or Enterprise? No, not since Oct 9, 2026. Google still lists the prices, but its docs say new subscriptions are “no longer available for purchase.”
  • Already have a Standard or Enterprise subscription? It keeps working. Annual plans can auto-renew until Jan 31, 2027; monthly plans until Dec 31, 2027.
  • Want something free today? Antigravity’s Free plan ($0, basic weekly limits) is Google’s replacement. GitHub Copilot free plan and Gemini CLI on a free Gemini API key are the other free routes.

Every edition, in one table

EditionPriceLimits
IndividualsWas $0Ended Jun 18
Standard$22.80/mo1,500/day
Enterprise$54/mo2,000/day

USD per user. Standard is $19 and Enterprise $45 per user per month with an upfront annual commitment (Google Cloud, verified Oct 29, 2026). Limits are the maximum agent mode plus Gemini CLI requests per user per day (quotas docs, verified Oct 29, 2026). New Standard and Enterprise subscriptions haven’t been sold since Oct 9, 2026.

The free tier, and how it was tied to Gemini CLI

The free tier and Gemini CLI went down together, on the same day. Google announced it on May 19, 2026: “On June 18, 2026, Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions will stop serving requests for Google AI Pro and Ultra, as well as those using it free of charge using Gemini Code Assist for individuals” (Google Developers Blog, verified Oct 20, 2026).

Here’s where it gets messy. The Gemini CLI quota page still lists “Gemini Code Assist (Individual)” at 1,000 requests per user per day, under a banner that says unpaid users were “replaced by Antigravity CLI on June 18th, 2026” (Gemini CLI quota page, verified Oct 25, 2026). That 1,000 is a number for a tier that no longer gets served. Don’t plan around it.

If you install the Gemini Code Assist extension today and try to sign in with a personal Google account, there’s no free path left: Google says “you can no longer use the Login with Google option to access the IDE extensions or Gemini CLI.” The full CLI story is on Gemini CLI free tier limits.

Google’s naming deserves a Comic Book Guy review: Gemini Code Assist, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Antigravity CLI, Gemini Enterprise. “Worst. Product map. Ever.” Two shutdowns in four months, and the docs still disagree with each other.

People built workflows on Code Assist’s free tier, and on June 18 it was gone. Then on Oct 9 Google stopped selling the paid version too. If you were the person who convinced your team to standardize on Code Assist Standard, I’m sorry. That’s a rough October.

What Standard and Enterprise add (for existing subscribers)

If your company already pays for Code Assist, here’s what the two editions include, per Google’s pricing page (verified Oct 29, 2026).

Both editions: code completion, generation and chat in the IDE; local codebase awareness; code transformation; agent mode; Gemini CLI; Gemini in Firebase; Colab Enterprise; Database Development Assistance; BigQuery data insights; code completion in Cloud Run; and “Enterprise-grade security and Gen AI indemnification.”

Enterprise only: code customization from your private repositories, Gemini in Apigee, Gemini in Application Integration and Gemini Cloud Assist.

Quotas per user (quotas docs, verified Oct 29, 2026):

  • 6,000 code requests per day (generation and completion)
  • 960 chat-type requests per day
  • 2 requests per second
  • Agent mode and Gemini CLI share one daily cap: 1,500 on Standard, 2,000 on Enterprise. “Once the maximum number of requests per day is reached, no further requests can be made through these interfaces to any model until the quota resets.”
  • 1,000,000-token context for local codebase awareness
  • Code Assist on GitHub (preview) is counted separately: “at least 100 pull request reviews per day” per installation

Google’s own docs also note “Gemini CLI is not optimized for the latest Gemini models” and point you to Antigravity CLI instead.

The deadlines for existing subscribers (sunset notice, verified Oct 29, 2026):

  • Add licenses until Jan 31, 2027.
  • Annual subscriptions auto-renew until Jan 31, 2027.
  • Monthly subscriptions auto-renew until Dec 31, 2027.
  • After that, Google says to move to Gemini Enterprise, where “agentic coding assistance will be available through Antigravity.” Gemini Enterprise pricing isn’t on these pages; check current price with Google Cloud.

Standard and Enterprise right now are the Monty Python plague cart: “I’m not dead yet!” True, for another year or so. But nobody’s selling you a ticket.

Free alternatives

Google’s consumer plans and API prices are on the Gemini pricing tracker, and the paid field is on AI coding tools compared.

Here’s what I’d do

This is a read of Google’s pages, not a test. If I were a solo developer who used the free tier, I’d move to Antigravity Free today and stop waiting for the old sign-in to come back. If my team were on Code Assist Standard or Enterprise, I’d note the Jan 31, 2027 renewal cutoff for annual plans, price Gemini Enterprise and one non-Google option side by side, and decide before the renewal email decides for me.

Hit a quota error in the terminal? Gemini CLI “429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED” covers the CLI’s rate-limit error.

FAQ

Is Gemini Code Assist free? No, Gemini Code Assist for individuals stopped serving requests on June 18, 2026, and Google points free users to Antigravity (checked Oct 29, 2026).

Gemini Code Assist free limits? There are none now; the old individual tier is still listed at 1,000 requests a day on the Gemini CLI quota page, but Google says that tier is no longer served.

Gemini Code Assist vs Gemini CLI? They shared one account and one quota, so both stopped for free users on June 18, 2026; Standard and Enterprise subscribers still get 1,500 or 2,000 combined agent and CLI requests a day.

Can I still buy Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise? No, Google stopped selling new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions on October 9, 2026; existing ones keep working until their contracts end.

How much is Gemini Code Assist Standard? Google lists $22.80 per user per month, or $19 with an annual commitment, but only existing subscribers can renew or add licenses.

Sources

  1. Google, Gemini Code Assist consumer accounts (individual tier ended June 18, 2026; Login with Google removed; Standard/Enterprise on separate schedule): https://codeassist.google/ (verified 2026-10-29)
  2. Google Cloud Docs, Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions (no new purchases from Oct 9, 2026; renewal and license deadlines; Gemini Enterprise and Antigravity): https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/sunset (verified 2026-10-29)
  3. Google Cloud Docs, Feature deprecations (same dates): https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/deprecations/features (verified 2026-10-29)
  4. Google Cloud, Gemini Code Assist for teams and businesses (Standard $22.80/$19, Enterprise $54/$45; unpaid-tier banner): https://cloud.google.com/products/gemini/code-assist (verified 2026-10-29)
  5. Google Cloud, Gemini for Google Cloud pricing (edition feature table): https://cloud.google.com/products/gemini/pricing (verified 2026-10-29)
  6. Google Cloud Docs, Quotas and limits (daily, per-second, agent mode and CLI quotas): https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/quotas (verified 2026-10-29)
  7. Google Cloud Docs, Set up Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise (“no longer available for purchase”; Gemini CLI not optimized for latest models): https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/set-up-gemini (verified 2026-10-29)
  8. Google Developers Blog, Transitioning Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLI (May 19, 2026): https://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ (verified 2026-10-20)
  9. Gemini CLI, Quota and pricing (individual row still listed; free API key 250/day Flash only): https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/quota-and-pricing/ (verified 2026-10-25)
  10. Google, Antigravity pricing (Free $0, basic weekly limits): https://antigravity.google/pricing (verified 2026-10-28)
  11. GitHub Docs, Plans for GitHub Copilot (Copilot Free): https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans (verified 2026-10-28)

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