Compare 2 free alternatives to Google Gemini Code Assist for IDE & Code Editors. Every one of their free tier limits side by side, with the read and catalogue dates we hold.
Best Google Gemini Code Assist Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)
2 free alternatives in IDE & Code Editors. Sorted by pricing stability.
Current Google Gemini Code Assist Situation
Risk Level:source unconfirmed
Why: This offer has ended — we keep the page for the record and no longer rate it. We are not publishing a stability judgement for it until that is fixed.
Google stopped serving Gemini Code Assist for individuals, its free tier, on 2026-06-18. The IDE extensions and Gemini CLI no longer accept Login with Google for the individuals, Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra tiers. Google stopped selling new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions on 2026-10-09. Existing subscribers can add licenses until 2027-01-31. Annual subscriptions can auto-renew until 2027-01-31; monthly subscriptions can auto-renew until 2027-12-31. Agentic coding assistance is now available through Antigravity, included in Gemini Enterprise editions. Source ↗
neweffective 2025-02-25high impact
Google announced a public preview of Gemini Code Assist for individuals, a free version of its coding assistant powered by Gemini 2.0, with up to 180,000 code completions a month, in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and GitHub. Source ↗
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
All Free Alternatives (2)
1 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 1 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-14, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
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What are the best free alternatives to Google Gemini Code Assist?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 2 free alternatives to Google Gemini Code Assist, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 1 carries no recorded demerit, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is Google Gemini Code Assist's free tier still available?
We cannot confirm that today. The page we cite for Google Gemini Code Assist states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-26. Our stored record says Google Gemini Code Assist offers a free tier (Retired), but we have not confirmed those terms against the source we cite.
How many free alternatives to Google Gemini Code Assist exist?
There are 2 free alternatives to Google Gemini Code Assist tracked on AgentDeals across the IDE & Code Editors, AI Coding categories.
Has Google Gemini Code Assist changed their pricing?
Google Gemini Code Assist has 2 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was on 2026-06-18: Google stopped serving Gemini Code Assist for individuals, its free tier, on 2026-06-18. The IDE extensions and Gemini CLI no longer accept Login with Google for the individuals, Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra tiers. Google stopped selling new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions on 2026-10-09. Existing subscribers can add licenses until 2027-01-31. Annual subscriptions can auto-renew until 2027-01-31; monthly subscriptions can auto-renew until 2027-12-31. Agentic coding assistance is now available through Antigravity, included in Gemini Enterprise editions. Source: https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/deprecations/code-assist-individuals