Gemini Code Assist
Google coding assistant for organisations (Standard and Enterprise editions); the individual free tier was retired in June 2026 in favour of Antigravity.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaStale
Strengths
- VPC-SC + IP indemnification
- Google ecosystem fit
- Private codebase customization
Practitioner note
Worth considering for Google Cloud-centric teams, but enterprise rollout quality still depends heavily on how much of the stack already lives in Google tooling.
Warning
Where it sits in the stack
Listed under Assistants & copilots in the Use layer.
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-05-26Stateless by default; Enterprise data-at-rest residency in US/EU; GitHub variant excluded from scope.
SourceSaaS via IDE extensions and GCP; CMEK/VPC-SC for Enterprise; no self-hosted. (saas)
SourceCloud Audit Logs cover admin activity and data access.
SourceHolds SOC 1/2/3 (Q2 2025 reassessment).
SourceHolds ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701.
SourceGemini for Google Cloud (incl. Code Assist) holds ISO 42001:2023.
SourceAssessed limited-risk by product category; no published vendor EU AI Act conformity assessment. (role: limited-risk)
Proprietary SaaS; GCP lock-in (offsetting IP indemnification offered). (medium)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Limited risk · as of 2026-10-10Source-backed information mapped from Gemini Code Assist's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
Providers and deployers must take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy in staff and other persons operating AI systems on their behalf.
Applies from
Official textPeople must be informed when they interact with an AI system; synthetic audio, image, video, and text content must be marked as artificially generated, and deepfakes disclosed.
Applies from
Official textChange history
Source-backed and auto-detected events for this tool, newest first.
- DeprecationHigh impact
Google stopped selling new Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions on October 9, 2026. Existing subscriptions auto-renew through 2026, auto-renewal ends in 2027, and Google points customers to Antigravity.
Gemini for Google Cloud release notes - Deprecation
Gemini Code Assist stopped serving the individuals, Google AI Pro, and Google AI Ultra tiers; those users are directed to Antigravity, leaving Standard and Enterprise editions.
Gemini Code Assist overview · Google Cloud - Auto-detectedHigh impactstatus: active → deprecated
From snapshot diff 2026-09-13 → 2026-10-10.
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