Google Antigravity
Google's agentic development platform: a standalone AI IDE built on VS Code with an agent first paradigm, multi agent orchestration, and multi model support.
What it is
Google Antigravity is Google's agentic development platform designed around an agent first paradigm. Announced in November 2025 and reaching v2.0 at Google I/O in May 2026, Antigravity has expanded from a standalone IDE into a full ecosystem: Antigravity 2.0 (a standalone desktop application for orchestrating multiple agents in parallel), Antigravity CLI (a terminal first surface), Antigravity SDK (for building custom agents programmatically), and Antigravity IDE (the fully featured agentic IDE, a fork of VS Code). The desktop app and IDE have two core surfaces: the Editor View for traditional code editing with AI assistance, and the Manager Surface for orchestrating multiple agents working in parallel across your codebase. Antigravity also offers full stack development through AI Studio with native Firebase integration, letting agents build, deploy, and manage backend services directly. It includes a built in browser that agents use to test web applications, an Artifacts verification system that lets you review and approve agent output before it lands in your code, AGENTS.md support for configuring agent behavior through a project level configuration file, and support for multiple AI models including Gemini 3.5 Flash (the default), Gemini 3.1 Pro, Claude Opus and Sonnet 4.6, and gpt-oss-120b. The Individual tier is free with weekly rate limits, making it accessible to solo developers and hobbyists. Paid tiers are available through Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and Google AI Ultra (starting at $100/month) subscriptions for higher rate limits. AI credits have been removed from base plans and are now used solely as an overage mechanism for Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Who it is for
Developers who want an agent first IDE where AI agents are the primary development interface, not an afterthought
Google ecosystem users who want seamless integration with BigQuery, Cloud Run, Spanner, and other Google Cloud services
Teams wanting multi agent orchestration through the Manager Surface to coordinate parallel agent work across a codebase
Developers who want multi model flexibility (Gemini, Claude, GPT) in a single IDE without managing separate subscriptions
Solo developers and hobbyists looking for a powerful, free AI IDE with generous rate limits and no credit card required
Pros and cons
Pros
- +The free Individual tier is genuinely generous, offering all AI models, unlimited Tab completions, and the full feature set with no credit card required.
- +The Manager Surface is unique among AI IDEs, providing a dedicated interface for orchestrating multiple agents working simultaneously on different parts of a project.
- +Built on VS Code, so extensions, themes, keybindings, and muscle memory carry over from VS Code or Cursor with minimal adjustment.
- +Multi model support includes Gemini, Claude, and GPT models, letting you pick the best model for each task without switching tools.
- +The Artifacts verification system gives developers explicit control over what agent output enters the codebase, reducing the risk of unchecked AI changes.
- +Native Google Cloud MCP integrations make it the natural choice for teams already using BigQuery, Spanner, Cloud Run, and other GCP services.
Cons
- −Newer than Cursor and Claude Code, so the ecosystem of community extensions, rules, and shared configurations is still maturing.
- −The agent first paradigm has a learning curve for developers used to traditional code editors. The Manager Surface requires understanding a new mental model.
- −The Organization tier is available only through Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, which may not suit teams that do not use the Google ecosystem.
- −As a VS Code fork (like Cursor), it can lag behind upstream VS Code updates and occasionally has compatibility issues with certain extensions.
- −AI credits have been removed from base plans (now used only as an overage mechanism for Pro and Ultra subscribers), which simplifies billing. However, the shared quota system where Gemini Flash and Pro models draw from one pool (at different rates per API pricing) still requires users to think about model cost tradeoffs when budgeting their usage.
- −Rate limits on the free Individual tier, while generous compared to most competitors, can still be hit during intensive agent sessions. The weekly rate limit structure means the amount of work you can do depends on which models you use and how complex the tasks are.
Pricing
- Agent models: Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, Claude Sonnet & Opus 4.6, gpt-oss-120b
- Unlimited Tab completions
- Unlimited Command requests
- Everything in Individual
- More generous rate limits (refreshed every five hours)
- Higher weekly rate limit
- Flexible AI credit pool for overages
- Everything in Google AI Pro
- Highest, most generous quota (refreshed every five hours)
- Highest weekly rate limits (5X Pro at $100/mo, 20X Pro at $200/mo)
- Access under Google Cloud Terms of Service
- Google Cloud Project Integration
- Consumption based API pricing
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