Google Launches Free Gemini Code Assist for Individual Developers

Google launched Gemini Code Assist for individuals yesterday, a free version of its AI coding assistant. The new coding tool is powered by Gemini 2.0 and is available globally.

According to the official announcement, Gemini Code Assist for individuals has been optimized considering the developer’s needs and supports all programming languages.

The tech giant explained that recent research shows that 75% of developers use AI to generate code. They want to make AI tools more accessible for everyone and bridge the gap by helping those who can’t afford paid tools or face strict usage limits for code completion.

“We’re offering practically unlimited capacity with up to 180,000 code completions per month using Gemini Code Assist – a ceiling so high that even today’s most dedicated professional developers would be hard-pressed to exceed it,” wrote Ryan J. Salva, Senior Director of Product Management at Google Cloud.

Google also launched Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, to assist developers in reviewing codes and accelerate editing processes. Gemini Code Assist’s free version is also available in integrated development environments (IDEs) such as JetBrains and Visual Studio Code.

The usage limit has been set to 6,000 requests per day—180,000 per month—, 90 times higher than popular free coding assistants according to Google.

According to The Verge, Google could consider big competitors such as GitHub Copilot which offers a free version of its AI tool limited to 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month.

This announcement comes just days after DeepSeek started sharing the codes for their AI models as part of its OpenSourceWeek initiative and other AI companies like OpenAI expanded access to their AI tools to reach more users worldwide.