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Google Antigravity: review, pricing, security and alternatives
Google Antigravity is a AI agent published by Google, in the coding agents family. Google Antigravity provides coding agents that can edit files, run terminal commands and use a browser during development. Paid access from $19.99 per month, with a free tier.
What Google Antigravity does
Google Antigravity belongs to the coding agents family: they read a repository, edit files, run the tests and fix things until everything passes, in a terminal or an editor. The directory lists 74 agents in this family.
You use it from: desktop app, code editor (IDE), terminal (CLI), API, and developer SDK. Usable models: Gemini (Google), Claude (Anthropic), and GPT (OpenAI).
Who is Google Antigravity for?
It is aimed at developers and technical teams who want to hand off part of the work on their codebase while keeping the final review. Typical tasks people give it:
- fix a bug from an issue or an error message
- write or extend tests
- migrate code to a new library version
- explain an unfamiliar codebase
It is a good candidate if you are comfortable in a terminal, you want the AI right inside your code editor, and you want to try for free before paying.
Access and human control
According to its documentation, Google Antigravity can:
- run commands in a terminal
- read and edit files
- drive a web browser
- call online services and APIs
By default it asks for your confirmation before sensitive actions (command, send, delete). Keep that setting, at least at first: full-auto mode saves time but removes the last safeguard.
Google Antigravity pricing
The cheapest paid plan that gives access to Google Antigravity costs $19.99 per month, according to the official pricing page checked on October 25, 2026.
Agent prices change often and frequently depend on usage (credits, tasks, steps): check the pricing page before committing, especially for a team.
Getting started with Google Antigravity
- Create an account on the official website: the free tier is enough for a first try.
- Pick the platform: windows, macos, and linux.
- Give it a first playground with nothing at stake: a test folder, a secondary account or a throwaway project. Only open your real accounts once you have seen how it behaves.
- Give it a short, checkable task, review the result and its action log, then raise the difficulty step by step.
Security: risk level
A coding agent runs commands on your machine: work on a Git branch, review the changes and isolate it in a container for long tasks.
Points found for Google Antigravity:
- Supervised sensitive access: it can act on the system, but asks for confirmation by default.
- Outside content: it reads web pages or API responses, which may contain booby-trapped instructions (prompt injection).
Three habits: least privilege (minimal rights, dedicated keys), human approval for irreversible actions, a sandbox for code execution. The AI agent security check reviews your setup in a few minutes.
Google Antigravity's price vs other services
Of the 9 services in the family that publish a monthly price, 2 are cheaper than Google Antigravity.
Note: at the same price, included quotas (credits, tasks, messages) vary a lot between services. The entry price tells you what access costs, not how much work it buys.
Google Antigravity and other coding agents at a glance
The 7 best-ranked agents in the same family, 7 of them open source. The score out of 100 only applies to open-source projects; for proprietary services we show the published entry price. A dash marks information the documentation does not state.
| Agent | Model | Score | Stars or entry price | Self-hostable | Human approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Antigravity | proprietary | – | $19.99 per month | – | yes |
| OpenCode | open source | 95 | 221K ★ | yes | – |
| Cline | open source | 94 | 70.8K ★ | yes | yes |
| OpenHands | open source | 91 | 91.7K ★ | yes | – |
| Codex | open source | 89 | 130.8K ★ | yes | yes |
| Open Interpreter | open source | 89 | 68.7K ★ | yes | – |
| Qwen Code | open source | 89 | 28.7K ★ | yes | yes |
| Kilo Code | open source | 89 | 27.7K ★ | yes | yes |
How we rated it
We do not give proprietary agents a score out of 100: there is no public adoption or activity data for them comparable to open-source repositories, and we will not make up a number. This page relies on the vendor's documentation and pricing page, checked on October 25, 2026.
The risk level follows the same rule as for open-source projects: access granted, default human approval and where data is processed. Details on the method page.
Verdict
Google Antigravity is a commercial service: the verdict relies on its documentation and public pricing, not on usage data.
Strengths
- Asks before sensitive actions
- Free choice of model
- Free tier to try it
Avoid if…
- You cannot isolate it (container, virtual machine)
Alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
Is Google Antigravity free?
There is a limited free tier; the entry paid plan costs $19.99 per month.
Is Google Antigravity safe?
Our risk level: mid. Points found: supervised sensitive access and outside content. Give it minimum rights and approve irreversible actions.
Which models does Google Antigravity use?
According to its documentation: Gemini (Google), Claude (Anthropic), and GPT (OpenAI).
Can Google Antigravity be installed on your own server?
This is not clearly documented: check with the vendor.
What are the alternatives to Google Antigravity?
In the same family: OpenCode, Cline, OpenHands, and Codex.
Google Antigravity or OpenCode: what is the difference?
Both belong to the coding agents family. Google Antigravity is a proprietary service, OpenCode is open source. The right choice mostly depends on the access you are willing to give it.
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