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Gemini Code Assist cost: what you actually pay
Google killed the free Individual tier on July 17, 2026, so real spend now runs through Standard/Enterprise seats billed as an hourly Google Cloud SKU that keeps accruing on idle, un-revoked licenses regardless of daily use.
Public pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual (Free) | FreeDiscontinued: IDE extensions and Gemini CLI stopped serving free/individual accounts starting June 18, 2026, with full shutdown July 17, 2026; migration path is Antigravity, which itself requires a paid Google AI Pro/Ultra subscription | monthly | Historically: basic code completion/chat in IDE |
| Standard | $22.80 / user/mo$22.80/mo on a monthly commitment ($0.031232877/hour) or $19/mo on a 12-month commitment ($0.026027397/hour); billed as an hourly Google Cloud SKU | monthly or annual | Code completion/generation, chat, local codebase awareness, code transformation, agent mode, Gemini CLI |
| Enterprise | $54 / user/mo$54/mo on a monthly commitment ($0.073972603/hour) or $45/mo on a 12-month commitment ($0.061643836/hour) | monthly or annual | All Standard features plus code customization, Gemini in Apigee/Application Integration, advanced Cloud Assist, higher agent-mode usage limits |
Google bills Code Assist as an hourly Google Cloud SKU (rate x hours in the month), which nets out to the monthly figures above; the monthly-vs-12-month commitment choice creates a real ~17% price gap for the same seat. Standard and Enterprise both require an active Google Cloud project/billing account. Enterprise adds unspecified 'higher daily usage limits' for agent mode rather than unlimited usage. The free Individual tier's shutdown does not affect paid Standard/Enterprise subscribers.
Last updated: 2026-07-22. Sourced from Gemini for Google Cloud pricing ↗, Gemini Code Assist consumer accounts deprecation notice ↗.
Where the real Gemini Code Assist cost hides
The sticker is the smallest part of the story. For Gemini Code Assist, these are the line items that quietly inflate the bill:
- Billed as an hourly Google Cloud SKU rather than a flat monthly fee - a seat provisioned but never revoked keeps accruing hourly charges all month.
- 12-month commitment pricing is roughly 17% cheaper per seat than month-to-month, so orgs that never revisit their commitment term are quietly overpaying.
- The free Individual/consumer tier was fully discontinued July 17, 2026, forcing teams that piloted Gemini for free onto metered Standard/Enterprise licenses or off the product entirely.
- Enterprise-only 'higher agent usage limits' implies even Enterprise agent usage is capped, not unlimited - heavy agentic workflows can hit undisclosed throttling.
What an audit finds on Gemini Code Assist
Because licenses are Google Cloud SKUs assigned per user, audits routinely find Standard/Enterprise seats still active for contractors or employees who left months ago, silently accruing hourly charges with no automatic seat reclamation.
Gemini Code Assist pricing FAQ
How much does Gemini Code Assist cost?
Standard is about $22.80/user/month (or $19 on a 12-month commitment); Enterprise is about $54/user/month (or $45 annual); the free individual tier was discontinued in July 2026.
Does Gemini Code Assist bill idle seats?
Yes - it's billed as an hourly per-user Google Cloud SKU, so an assigned but unused license keeps accruing charges until it is explicitly unassigned.
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