Stay up to date with the latest Gemini Code Assist updates, new features, and improvements. Here's what changed in 2026.
Default upgrade to Gemini
5 models across all tiers, bringing stronger reasoning and a 1M
token context window to code completions, chat, and code review Expanded agentic capabilities for multi
step tasks such as implementing features, generating tests, and performing guided refactors across files Deeper codebase awareness with faster indexing and broader source support across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Google
hosted repositories Enhanced Gemini Code Assist for GitHub app with richer PR review summaries, style
guide enforcement, and configurable review rules Tighter integration with Firebase Studio and Android Studio, making Gemini Code Assist the default AI assistant in Google's first
party developer tooling New grounding capabilities that let developers query BigQuery datasets, Cloud logs, and Apigee API specs directly from chat in the IDE or Cloud Console
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Changelog last updated March 2026