Claude Code vs Google Antigravity
A feature-by-feature comparison of Claude Code and Google Antigravity across 7 capability categories.
Modalities — Claude Code Wins
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Text Input | Yes, requires pro plan. Plain-language prompts drive the agent across the CLI, IDE, desktop, and web. | Yes, requires free plan. Agents are driven by text prompts in the desktop command center, IDE agent panel, and CLI. |
Image Upload / Vision | Yes, requires pro plan. Attached photos in the Claude app are passed into the session as vision context. | Unknown. Vision attach in the agent panel was not confirmed on the product homepage or plans doc. |
Image Generation | No. Documented as a coding agent that edits files and runs commands, not an image generator. | No. Documented as an agentic coding platform, not an image generator. |
Voice Mode | Unknown. Voice exists on the Claude consumer app; Code surfaces do not document a voice loop of their own. | No. No conversational voice loop is documented. |
Video Understanding | Unknown. Not described in the Claude Code overview or mobile client docs. | No. Not a video-analysis product. |
Video Generation | No. Not a video generation product. | No. Not a video generation product. |
File Upload (PDF, DOCX) | Yes, requires pro plan. Reads and edits the workspace; mobile Remote Control downloads attached files onto the machine. | Yes, requires free plan. Agents operate on the local workspace/codebase. That is repo context, not a PDF chat uploader. |
Code Execution | Yes, requires pro plan. Runs shell commands, tests, and git operations as part of the agent loop. | Yes, requires free plan. The CLI runs shell commands and coding agents. The IDE agent edits and verifies in the project. |
Audio Input | Unknown. Audio-file input is not documented for Claude Code. | No. No audio-file input is documented. |
Canvas / Artifact Editor | Yes, requires pro plan. Desktop and VS Code surfaces review diffs visually beside the session. | Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (partial vs yes); left unverified rather than copying a no. |
Screen Sharing / Computer Use | Partial. Claude in Chrome can drive a live web app; that is not full-desktop computer use. | Partial. Browser-in-the-loop agents automate in-page tasks. That is computer-use-like, not a screen-share meeting product. |
Memory & Context — Claude Code Wins
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Persistent Memory | Yes, requires pro plan. CLAUDE.md plus auto memory that saves learnings across sessions. | Partial. Custom agents and ~/.gemini/ plus .agents/ configs persist. That is project/user config, not ChatGPT-style memory of you. |
Large Context Window | Yes, requires pro plan. Indexes the repository; Pro lists a 200k context window for Claude. | Unknown. Uses Gemini agent models; no token window is published on the Antigravity plans page. |
Custom Instructions | Yes, requires pro plan. Project CLAUDE.md, path-scoped rules, and --append-system-prompt steer behavior. | Yes, requires free plan. Custom Agents are Markdown+YAML under .agents/agents/ or ~/.gemini/config/agents/. |
Conversation History | Yes, requires pro plan. Sessions persist across terminal, IDE, web, and mobile, including VS Code history. | Yes, requires free plan. Antigravity 2.0 groups conversations into Projects and can schedule messages. |
Integrations — Google Antigravity Wins
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Web Search / Browsing | Yes, requires pro plan. Paid Claude plans include web search; Code also pulls live context through MCP servers. | Partial. Frontend pitch is browser-in-the-loop agents. That is agent browsing, not a cited search box. |
Plugins / Extensions | Yes, requires pro plan. MCP servers and the plugin system connect Drive, Jira, Slack, and custom tools. | Yes, requires free plan. Codelab: Antigravity IDE supports local and remote MCP servers; a blog covers IDE Extensions. |
API Access | Partial. The Agent SDK and Console API keys automate Claude Code; there is no separate public Code REST product besides the Anthropic API. | Yes, requires free plan. Antigravity SDK is a documented Python surface for custom agents on the harness. |
Zapier Integration | Unknown. No first-party Zapier listing was checked. | Unknown. No first-party Zapier app was checked. |
Custom GPTs / Bots | Partial. Skills and sub-agents package workflows; they are not a Custom GPT store. | Yes, requires free plan. Custom Agents (Markdown) can be selected in the GUI or run via agy --agent. |
Real-time Collaboration | Unknown. Multiplayer editing of one Code session was not confirmed. | Unknown. Repo-shared .agents/ files help teams. Live multiplayer editing was not documented. |
Live Social Data Integration | No. Not a live social-firehose product. | No. Not a live social-firehose product. |
Live Citation Mapping | No. Not a citation-mapping search product. | No. Not a cited-search product. |
Developer — Tie
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Function Calling | Yes, requires pro plan. Built-in tools plus MCP and the Agent SDK invoke structured tool calls. | Yes, requires free plan. Agents use tools, MCP, shell, and subagents rather than a chat-only reply. |
Streaming Responses | Yes, requires pro plan. The CLI and IDE surfaces stream tokens as the agent works. | Unknown. Token streaming in the agent UI is not documented as an API guarantee. |
Fine-Tuning | No. Claude Code runs Anthropic-hosted models; no custom-weight training is offered. | No. You pick Gemini (and on Ultra, third-party) models. No custom-weight training product. |
Embeddings API | No. Not an embeddings product. | No. Not an embeddings API. |
Structured Output (JSON) | Unknown. JSON-schema guarantees are not documented as a Claude Code product switch. | Unknown. Artifacts exist in the IDE; JSON-schema guarantees were not documented. |
Reasoning / Thinking Mode | Yes, requires pro plan. Runs Claude models with extended thinking for complex work. | Yes, requires free plan. Core agent models include Gemini 3.1 Pro / 3.5 Flash. Ultra adds third-party models. |
Local Execution | No. The CLI runs on your machine; the model stays on Anthropic (or a third-party provider) infrastructure. | Yes, requires free plan. Agents run locally on the machine; models remain Google-hosted Gemini (and partners). |
Open Weights | No. Claude model weights are not published. | No. The harness is Google’s. Open-weight models are not the documented default. |
Multi-Agent Orchestration | Yes, requires pro plan. A lead agent can spawn sub-agents and merge results; Agent SDK covers custom orchestration. | Yes, requires free plan. Command center runs multiple local agents in parallel; CLI manages background subagents. |
Platforms — Claude Code Wins
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Web App | Yes, requires pro plan. claude.ai/code runs cloud sessions in the browser with no local install. | No. Surfaces are desktop, IDE, and CLI. A browser IDE is not the documented product. |
iOS App | Yes, requires pro plan. The Claude iOS app has a Code tab for cloud sessions and Remote Control. | No. Downloads are macOS, Windows, and Linux. |
Android App | Yes, requires pro plan. The Claude Android app exposes the same Code tab as iOS. | No. No Android client is documented. |
Desktop App | Yes, requires pro plan. Standalone macOS and Windows app; docs say a paid subscription is required. | Yes, requires free plan. Antigravity 2.0 is a standalone desktop command center; Antigravity IDE is a separate desktop install. |
Chrome Extension | Yes, requires pro plan. Claude in Chrome is listed as a Code surface for debugging live web apps. | No. No official Chrome extension is documented. |
Privacy — Claude Code Wins
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
GDPR Compliant | Unknown. Needs a read of Anthropic’s current DPA before we assert GDPR. | Unknown. Needs a current Google DPA read for Antigravity specifically. |
Opt Out of Data Training | Yes, requires pro plan. Individual plans list model-training opt-out; Team and Enterprise default to no training. | Unknown. Training opt-out was not on the plans page checked. |
Enterprise Privacy Mode | Yes, requires enterprise plan. Team and Enterprise add SSO, SCIM, audit logs, custom retention, and a HIPAA-ready option. | Yes, requires enterprise plan. Teams use Google Cloud terms via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Individual BYOK is explicitly unsupported. |
Workspaces — Tie
| Feature | Claude Code | Google Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
Projects / Folders | Yes, requires pro plan. Each repository is a workspace; CLAUDE.md and settings travel across surfaces. | Yes, requires free plan. Antigravity 2.0 groups conversations into Projects and works across workspaces. |