CodeGeeXvsGemini Code Assist
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
CodeGeeX
Zhipu AI · IDE extension
#128
Panel
5.82 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.2
- Usefulness
- 5.0
- Cost
- 7.3
- Longevity
- 5.7
“It ships for HBuilderX and DeepIn-IDE, two editors your team has never heard of and millions of developers open every morning.”
Gemini Code Assist
Google · IDE extension
#91MCP
Panel
5.73 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 5.7
- Cost
- 5.5
- Longevity
- 6.0
“Installs into Android Studio and Cloud Shell too, so there is no corner of Google's estate where the agent cannot find you.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | CodeGeeX | Gemini Code Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | cloud | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | No | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | No | Yes |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | No | No |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | CodeGeeX, GLM | Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Bring your own model | No | No |
| Local models | No | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | seat |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $19/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Bring your own key | No | No |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | 8,803 | n/a |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | CodeGeeX | Gemini Code Assist | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.5 | 5.8 | CodeGeeX — Pick CodeGeeX if you want completion and chat in JetBrains for nothing; pick Cline when you need an agent that edits several files and finishes a task. |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 5.8 | CodeGeeX — Inference is cloud-only with no way to point it elsewhere, so every keystroke it sees leaves the machine and the destination is not a setting you control. |
| El Profesor | 5.8 | 5.8 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 6.5 | 6.8 | Gemini Code Assist — Google shut the free individual tier on June 18, 2026 and pointed consumers at Antigravity, which makes this a Google Cloud line item, not a growth bet. |
| La Jefa | 5.5 | 6.3 | Gemini Code Assist — Sixty Standard seats is $1,140 a month on a twelve-month commitment, and there is no headless mode, so nothing it does can run in CI. |
| El Hacker | 4.5 | 3.8 | CodeGeeX — The model repository is Apache-2.0 and the plugin I would actually run is not open at all, which is the login-shaped hole I complain about every time. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.