[falloutx]

Dont use it on gemini.google.com, but instead try it on aistudio.google.com.

Model may be the same but the agent on aistudio makes it much better when it comes to generating code.

Still jules.google.com is far behind in terms of actual coding agents which you can run in command line.

Google as always has over engineered their stuff to make it confusing for end users.

[lodovic]

I tried to sign up for Gemini this weekend but gave up after an hour. I got stuck comparing their offerings, looking for product pages, proper signup, etc. Their product offering and naming is just a mess. Cloud console. AI studio, I was completely lost at some point.

[lastdong]

$20 Google AI Pro and Google Antigravity IDE, which gives you access to Claude Code, is a pretty decent offering for agent coding. On top of that, NotebookLM and Google Labs has some fun tools to play with.

[mittensc]

I just went to gemini.google.com and to my surprise i already have access to it and havent hit limits thus far so they're generous.

I was paying for storage and its included.

You likely have access too depending in your account.

[IncreasePosts]

I don't understand...let's say I have it build some code for me, am I supposed to copy all those files out to my file system and then test it out? And then if I make changes to the source, I need to copy the source back in to a studio/(or canvas in Gemini)?

[vedmakk]

If you want to go beyond a single one-off script, tou want to use it directly in your repo using the CLI tools or one of the IDE integrations (Copilot, Cursor, Zed, ...)

[Tagbert]

I've been using the Claudi.ai website for a project and that is pretty much what I do, though I have uploaded all of the source files to Claude so I only need to upload anything that I changed. I don't need to reupload the whole code base each time, of course. Claude provides a zip file of any changed files that I download and copy to my code file system.

[gallexme]

When using my usual IDE(clion) i just use their integration https://codeassist.google/ It works fine / about as good as aistudio

[falloutx]

I am pretty sure aistudio is for pure vibe coding, so editing and changing code by hand is harder. the case you are mentioning, you should use gemini cli or jules cli. They are far behind Claude Code but it gets the job done.

[dkdcio]

there is the Gemini CLI, but I am aware of people doing exactly what you’re describing (which I find ridiculous but if it works it works I guess). some people have CLI tools for turning their entire repo into one big Markdown file or similar to copy over

[patates]

That's me! I used to do it with repomix and turned the whole codebase into a giant xml file. Worked really great, and I have a script that just takes the aistudio output and writes all the generated files.

But, after using Claude Code with Opus 4.5, it's IMHO not worth it anymore. I mean it IS competitive, but the experience of Claude Code is so nice and it slightly edges out Gemini in coding even. If gemini cli were as nice as claude code, I'd have never subscribed to the claude max plan though.

[Workaccount2]

I'm almost positive that using gemini on ai studio is the cause for a lot of strife.

Most users on it are using it free, and they almost certainly give free users bottom priority/worst compute allocation.