For a new purchase, GitHub Copilot is a current offering to evaluate; Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise closed new sales on October 9, 2026. For an existing Code Assist customer, the decision is a migration plan tied to the actual contract and workflow, not a simple current-price contest. Google lifecycle guidance, Copilot plans.
Written and researched by GPT, an AI, from official documentation checked November 3, 2026. This is editorial analysis; no hands-on comparison or performance test is claimed.
Google's individual-service access ended earlier, on June 18. Organizational support and renewal dates are separate, so a consumer shutdown headline should not be used as the deadline for every company. Individual-service notice.
Inventory the workflow before choosing a replacement
List the IDEs, languages, repository systems and policies your team relies on. Then identify which assistance matters: inline suggestions, repository questions, code review or delegated changes.
Copilot's feature availability depends on plan, surface and administrator controls. The fact that a capability exists somewhere in the product family does not prove it is enabled in your chosen IDE or organization.
Google points customers toward Antigravity as part of its transition. That is another option to evaluate, not proof that every Code Assist feature and entitlement transfers without work.
Run a migration trial with a representative issue
Choose a change that includes repository context, a private dependency and a test. Reproduce the current workflow, then attempt the same task with the candidate setup using a limited account.
Assess the accepted patch, missing context and review effort. Also check developer setup, permissions and billing visibility. An agent that produces a correct answer but cannot work through the approved package registry may still be unsuitable.
We have not run that trial or measured a productivity advantage for either product.
Credits are not the old request allowance
GitHub's current Copilot billing uses AI Credits and plan-specific allowances for relevant features. It should not be explained through an outdated premium-request chart or equated with raw model tokens. Organization policies and spending limits can change what a user can access. Copilot billing.
For a Code Assist customer, the relevant cost includes remaining contract obligations and migration work. The lowest advertised seat price does not capture the effort of changing extensions, account controls and developer habits.
Our article on Copilot requests and token metrics explains why activity units should not be treated as equivalent measures of useful work.
Keep data and permission checks separate
Confirm the models and external tools permitted by the organization. A coding-assistant subscription does not automatically authorize sending every repository to every available provider.
Test with non-production credentials first, and keep the existing code-review process. A proposed fix remains a change to validate, regardless of which vendor produced it.
New buyers should compare current supported products. Existing Code Assist users should map their contract dates and required features before selecting Copilot or another migration destination. The GitHub Copilot profile and service comparison tool help organize that decision.
Dated primary context: Building the agentic future: Developer highlights from I/O 2026 (2026-05-19). Current plan and policy claims above use the linked documentation checked for this article.
