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Google Cloud’s free Gemini coding assistant now available for individuals

Published 25/02/2025, 15:58
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Investing.com -- Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has announced the public preview of a free version of its AI-coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist, for individual users, according to a post on Google Cloud Canada Blog. The move is aimed at making AI tools more accessible to developers across the spectrum, from students and hobbyists to freelancers and startups.

The company’s latest DORA research indicates that over 75% of developers are utilizing AI in their daily tasks. Furthermore, more than 25% of all new code at Google is AI-generated, subject to review and approval by engineers.

Google’s initiative is aimed at bridging the gap between well-resourced organizations and those with limited access to advanced AI tools. The company’s goal is to make AI available to all developers, regardless of their ability to pay, as the global developer population is expected to reach 57.8 million by 2028.

Gemini Code Assist for individual users is powered by Gemini 2.0 and supports all public domain programming languages. It’s optimized for coding and has been fine-tuned based on analysis and validation of numerous real-world coding use cases.

Google’s free coding assistant offers up to 180,000 code completions per month, a significant increase over other free assistants that typically provide only 2,000 code completions monthly. This high limit is designed to cater to even the most dedicated professional developers.

In addition to aiding code writing, the AI tool can also improve code quality. Google is working to reduce the time developers spend on code reviews with the public preview of Gemini Code Assist for GitHub. This platform provides free, AI-powered code reviews for both public and private repositories.

Several Canadian startups, including Adauris, Spoonity, Manifold, and Cirkuit, have already utilized Gemini Code Assist in their operations.

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