Google Anti-Gravity vs Cursor: Did Gemini 3 Just End the Competition?
Google has just released the best AI development environment. It has totally blown me away and I really think it is the cursor killer. In this article, We will discuss what anti-gravity is, how to build your first app on it, how it works, and tell you why this is the best AI development environment you can use. So, Let's get into it.
Completely Free With Zero Limits ($0 per month. No paid plan. No hidden limits.)
Go to antigravity.google - the amazing part about all of this is that it’s completely free to use, There’s really no reason for you not to download it right now. The number one complaint I hear about Cursor is that it’s too expensive and people don’t understand how their limits work.
This is possible because Google controls the entire stack: the IDE, the infrastructure, and the Gemini models powering it. Unlike third-party IDEs that must pay Anthropic or Google for model usage, Google owns everything end-to-end, allowing them to keep Anti-Gravity completely free.
A Familiar Editor With a Revolutionary Core
When you first open it, it looks like a clean, polished fork of VS Code. But the real innovation starts with one small button in the top-right corner.
Open Agent Manager
This is where Anti-Gravity becomes a category-defining tool.
Inside the Agent Manager, you can
Interact with multiple AI agents simultaneously
Manage all your coding projects in one place
Switch between ideas, tasks, and workspaces instantly
Track progress like an inbox instead of juggling 20 editor windows
If you’re used to having countless VS Code or Cursor windows open for separate projects, Anti-Gravity will change everything. It centralizes all of your workflow into one intelligent hub.
A Familiar Editor With a Revolutionary Core
When you first open Anti-Gravity, it looks like a clean, polished fork of VS Code. But the real innovation starts with one small button in the top-right corner.
Open Agent Manager
This is where Anti-Gravity becomes a category-defining tool.
Inside the Agent Manager, you can
Interact with multiple AI agents simultaneously
Manage all your coding projects in one place
Switch between ideas, tasks, and workspaces instantly
Track progress like an inbox instead of juggling 20 editor windows
If you’re used to having countless VS Code or Cursor windows open for separate projects, Anti-Gravity changes everything. It centralizes your workflow into one intelligent hub.
Playgrounds: The Best Feature for Idea-Hungry Developers
If your brain constantly sparks new ideas, you’ll love the Playground feature, The Playground lets you.
Spin up instant sandboxes
Test ideas without creating real folders
Experiment freely without committing to a full project
Promote a successful idea into a full workspace in one click
For developers who start many projects but finish only a few, this is a game changer. No more dozens of abandoned folders. No more bloated hard drives. Just pure fast experimentation.
Powered by Gemini 3 Pro
Anti-Gravity uses Gemini 3 Pro, one of the strongest generation models ever released. It can
Create entire game engines
Build UI systems
Write full-stack applications
Debug and correct its own errors
Generate assets, logic, documentation, many more
Always start with a detailed design document.
If you ask it to create a design doc before coding, the output becomes dramatically more accurate and aligned with your vision.
True Agentic Development: Build, Test, Fix, Repeat
Anti-Gravity isn’t just an editor with an AI sidebar. It behaves like a real multi-agent system.
Agents run in the background
They call sub-agents when needed
They run terminal commands
They open the built-in browser to test your app
They detect and fix their own bugs autonomously
This is the first environment where coding feels like directing a team of developers instead of working alone.
Multitasking Superpowers
The Agent Manager unlocks a workflow that simply doesn’t exist in other IDEs.
Start a project
Switch to another idea
Come back later
Open a new playground
Review multiple agents working at once
Manage everything from one window
Instead of juggling 15 tabs and 10 IDE instances, Anti-Gravity reduces your entire workflow into a single command center.
Why Google Has a Massive Advantage
Google has several unfair advantages that make Anti-Gravity a likely long-term winner.
1. Infinite Money
Google is one of the most profitable companies on Earth. They can afford to offer Anti-Gravity for free indefinitely.
2. They Control the Model
Gemini 3 is theirs. They can update it instantly. They don't pay API costs like other IDEs.
3. Ecosystem Power
Google can integrate Anti-Gravity into:
Android
Chrome
Google Home
Your laptop
Google Assistant
Imagine saying: “Gemini, build this app idea for me” and it starts building automatically. Other companies simply cannot compete with that level of ecosystem access.
Not Perfect Yet, But Already Incredible
There are bugs and occasional crashes, especially in early projects. But even with these issues, the tool is shockingly capable. And this is the worst it will ever be. Google will iterate fast and a fully integrated, multi-device AI coding ecosystem is likely coming.
The Future of AI Coding Starts Here
Whether you're a hobby coder, full-time developer, or someone who just loves experimenting, Anti-Gravity offers a workflow that is:
Faster
Smarter
More organized
More fun
Completely free
Keep the Agent Manager open on your desktop. Spin up playgrounds whenever inspiration strikes. Promote the good ideas to real workspaces. You’ll be more productive than ever before.
And we’re still at the beginning.
