Google's Antigravity rate limits shift due to surging demand

What You Need to Know

Google has launched a new application called Antigravity, which is an agentic development platform powered by the Gemini 3 Pro model. This innovative platform has generated significant interest, prompting Google to adjust its rate limits to accommodate the growing demand.

Antigravity is designed as an agentic integrated development environment (IDE) that places AI at the core of the coding experience. Unlike traditional IDEs with AI helpers, Antigravity allows developers to deploy AI agents that can make changes, run code, and check their work independently. This unique feature sets it apart from other development tools in the market.

Google recently announced an update on December 5th regarding the response to Antigravity, describing it as "incredible." The company is actively working to meet the high demand for the platform and has made necessary adjustments to the rate limits. These changes benefit both free and paid users, with Gemini 3 Pro continuing to power the Antigravity development platform for everyone.

Priority Access for Subscribers

Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now have priority access to Google Antigravity, enjoying the highest and most generous rate limits. The quotas for these rate limits will refresh every five hours, allowing these users to work more efficiently without worrying about hitting usage caps.

Weekly Rate Limits for Free Users

Free users of Antigravity are now subject to weekly-based rate limits. Google explains that this change aims to "minimize hitting rate limits quickly during a project." This means that instead of spreading out work across multiple hours and days to avoid rate limits, free users can use up all their Antigravity usage in one project quickly. However, they may need to wait for the weekly rate limit to reset to gain more access.

How Rate Limits Work

The usage limits for Google Antigravity are not calculated based on the number of requests or lines of code written. Instead, the rate limits are determined by the "work done" by Antigravity's AI agent. This means that basic tasks will consume less of the user's Antigravity quota compared to tasks that require complex reasoning.

Core Experience Remains Unchanged

Despite the changes in rate limits, the core experience for both free users and Google AI subscribers remains the same. Google confirms that all users will continue to enjoy Gemini 3 Pro, unlimited tab code completions, and access to all product features such as the Agent Manager and Browser integration.

High Demand for Gemini 3 Suite

The entire Gemini 3 suite is experiencing high user demand, with Google capping Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro usage at the end of November. Now, similar adjustments are being made for Antigravity. However, instead of reducing rate limits, Google is tweaking them to ensure that Antigravity remains as accessible as possible while keeping up with the demand.

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