Google Antigravity Review 2026: Google's AI-Native IDE
🇺🇸Review of Google Antigravity, a full AI-native IDE with deep Gemini integration and up to 2M token context. Free during preview.
What Is Google Antigravity?
Google Antigravity is an AI-native code editor built by Google. Rather than adding AI to an existing editor, Antigravity was designed from the ground up with Gemini embedded into every layer — completions, chat, inline editing, multi-file refactoring, and agentic coding. It launched in late 2025 and remains in public preview.
What Sets It Apart
Antigravity’s defining feature is how deeply Gemini is woven into the editing experience. This is not an extension bolted onto VS Code — it is a purpose-built IDE where AI is the primary interaction model. Completions, chat, terminal commands, and multi-file edits all flow through a unified Gemini integration that third-party plugins cannot match.
The context window is one of the largest available in any IDE, supporting up to 2M tokens. For developers working on large codebases, this means Antigravity can reason about significantly more code at once than most competitors, reducing the need to manually scope context.
Platform support is notably broad: macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS. The ChromeOS support in particular reflects Google’s ambition to make this accessible on lightweight hardware. Built-in Google Cloud integration (Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Firestore) also makes it a natural fit for teams already in that ecosystem.
The trade-off is clear: Antigravity is still in preview, and its extension ecosystem is far smaller than what VS Code forks offer. Developers who depend on specific VS Code extensions may find the transition difficult. Model choice is also limited — Gemini and Claude are available, but the experience is optimized around Gemini.
Who It’s For
- Developers in the Google Cloud ecosystem who want a tightly integrated IDE
- Anyone who wants a true AI-native editor rather than an AI-augmented fork of VS Code
- Teams that value large context windows for working with big codebases
- Developers should look elsewhere if they rely heavily on VS Code extensions or need broad model choice
Sources
Key Features
Supported Models
Gemini model family
Google Antigravity Pricing
Free
Free with weekly rate limit refresh
- ✓ Full features
- ✓ Weekly rate limit refresh
- ✓ All supported models
Google AI Pro
Via Google AI subscription
- ✓ Higher rate limits
- ✓ 5-hour refresh cycle
- ✓ Priority access
Google AI Ultra
Via Google AI subscription
- ✓ Highest rate limits
- ✓ 5-hour refresh cycle
- ✓ Top priority access
- ✓ First access to new models
Google Antigravity is included in the Google AI subscription, which also covers 5 other tools.
Plans, features, and usage limits may change. Always check Google Antigravity's official pricing for the latest details.
Confirmed Features
Platform Support
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS
IDEs: Google Antigravity (standalone)