Google unveiled a no-cost consumer edition of its AI coding service on Tuesday, dubbed “Gemini Code Assist for individuals.” Simultaneously, the tech giant launched “Gemini Code Assist for GitHub,” an automated code review system that examines code for errors and provides recommendations directly within the GitHub platform.
The individual version enables programmers to interact with Google’s AI through natural language in a chat interface, allowing the model to access and modify their code repositories. Similar to GitHub’s widely adopted Copilot service, this tool can repair coding errors, generate code segments, and clarify confusing portions of a codebase through natural language interaction.
The AI model behind this coding assistant is Google’s very own Gemini 2.0 AI, but a specific variant of it that has been fine-tuned just for coding purposes. One of its notable advantages is its ability to seamlessly integrate with coding environments such as VS Code and JetBrains through various plugins.
Another notable feature here is Code Assist for individuals having a substantial monthly allowance of 180,000 code completions, which towers 90 times higher than the free GitHub Copilot plan’s cap of 2,000 completions per month. The service further distinguishes itself by providing 240 daily chat interactions, nearly 5 times the query limit offered by GitHub Copilot’s free tier.
The underlying technology of Code Assist for individuals boasts an impressive 128,000-token context window, which according to Google, exceeds competitive offerings by over 4x. This expanded capacity enables the system to process larger volumes of code in a single prompt, enhancing its ability to analyze and work with more complex and extensive codebases.
Beginning Tuesday, developers can register for the complimentary public preview of Gemini Code Assist for individuals.