Gemini Code Assist
Code Assist brings Gemini into VS Code, JetBrains and Cloud consoles with a large free tier and codebase-aware enterprise plans.
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Gemini Code Assist vs Windsurf
Gemini Code Assist (Google) and Windsurf (Cognition) both sit in Coding. Gemini Code Assist is the cheaper entry point at from $19/mo. Windsurf shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (14 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Gemini Code Assist | Windsurf Cognition |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | 3.5 Flash | 3.12.28 |
| Entry cost | from $19/mo | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Gemini Code Assist Standard (Monthly commitment) $22.79 · Gemini Code Assist Standard (12-month commitment) $19 · Gemini Code Assist Enterprise (Monthly commitment) $54 · Gemini Code Assist Enterprise (12-month commitment) $45 | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $120 |
| Model stack | Gemini · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.0 Flash · Gemini 3.1 Pro · Gemini 3.5 Flash | Cascade · Claude · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Devin · Devin Local · Fast · Fusion · Gemini · GPT · GPT 5.2 Mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.6 · GPT-6 Astra · Haiku · Kimi K2.5 · OpenAI frontier models · SWE 1.7 · SWE-1.5 · SWE-2 · Ultra |
| Context window | 1M | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 8 | 14 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Agent mode, Codebase awareness, IDE and CLI, Code customization, IP indemnification, Code completion, Code generation, Chat in IDE | Cascade agent, Supercomplete, Live previews, Memories, Deploys, Devin Local Agent, Devin Cloud Agent, Cascade Agent |
Windsurf
An IDE whose Cascade agent tracks your actions and edits across the codebase.
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