GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise subscribers now gain access to Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model. Many users can already access Gemini through free channels such as the Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist for VS Code, with dynamic switching to the less powerful 2.5 Flash under high capacity demand. Despite Gemini 2.5 Pro being Google's most powerful model, many programmers find Claude Sonnet 4 faster, smarter, and more consistent for coding. Some paying users report GitHub Copilot imposes more restrictions than free Gemini tools. Anthropic has published usage mapping showing Claude's corrective behavior.
Those who pay for GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, or Enterprise now have access to Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The question is whether users will be enthusiastic about it. The reason: users can already access Gemini freely and in a larger variety of ways than GitHub Copilot allows for. Despite the fact that Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google's most powerful model, the general consensus seems to be that Claude Sonnet 4 performs faster, smarter, and more consistently when it comes to coding.
Step up GitHub Copilot is far from the only way to use Gemini 2.5 Pro for coding. The recently introduced Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist (for VS Code) are free ways to use this Gemini model for programming assistance. The only limitation is the automatic switch from Gemini 2.5 Pro to the significantly less powerful 2.5 Flash. Google adjusts this dynamically depending on overall capacity demand.
Although Gemini was already available in public preview within GitHub Copilot, several parties have reservations about this tool compared to previous, free ways of using Gemini for coding. For example, a paying user told Windows Central that Gemini's free tools are less restrictive than GitHub Copilot. The question is whether paid coding tools are the way to make models popular. A large part of the installed base consults AI models via the interface of their creators, such as Claude at Anthropic.
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