Why Anti-Gravity Is Better Than Claude Code (Or CoWork)
Many reasons why
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I wrote recently about finding that one “daily driver”AI tool. The tool that I actually use daily.
For a while, the choice was a bit tricky for me.
I had to choose between the terminal-heavy world of Claude Code (and now CoWork which has a lot of things going for it) and the massive ecosystem of Google’s Gemini with its relatively new tool called Anti-Gravity.
I have used both. I’ve coded with Opus 4.5. It is smart. It is incredibly capable.
But when it comes down to actually shipping a product or finishing a project quickly and efficiently, Anti-Gravity with Gemini 3 Pro wins for me... right now!
It isn’t just about raw power.
The Problem with the Terminal
Claude Code is great if you love the command line. It feels precise. And I do like that in part.
Feels nerdy… and works well.
But for some things, it’s not ideal.
Anti-Gravity, on the other hand, is not a terminal tool. Gemini is available in the terminal with Gemini CLI if I want, but I’d rather use Anti-Gravity.
It is a full application. It is basically a fork of VS Code. With all the pros and cons that comes with that. Extensions, integrations, etc.
This is a big deal because it means the AI isn’t just a chatbot floating in a window or terminal.
It controls the environment. It sees the file tree. It knows where the CSS is breaking the layout without me having to copy-paste three files into a chat box.
The terminal with Claude Code can do all that as well, but it’s not as visually appealing.
And more importantly, Anti-Gravity can “see” way more. I can throw screenshots in there and Gemini understands what’s on it and keeps working with it. It can run the browser and test things automatically, come back, fix bugs, test again.
Pretty great. Now, Claude CoWork can do some of that as well. But I feel like Anti-Gravity is actually Claude Code + CoWork and faster.
And there’s more, of course.
The Google Ecosystem
This is the part that saves me quite some time.
Anti-Gravity hooks into Chrome. I can be working on a frontend design, and the AI can see the browser window. I ask it to fix the padding on a div, and it sees what I see. No screenshots. No explaining. Done that.
Already mentioned that.
But it goes deeper than code and visual awareness. It connects to Gmail and Workspace. Deeply. Deeper than non-Google tools can.
For now.
The Fun Stuff
Modern web work isn’t just text. I need images. I need assets.
Because Anti-Gravity is Google, I get the whole Gemini suite with it. Nano Banana for generating images. Veo for video. Whisk. Flow. AI Studio. So much more.
These aren’t separate subscriptions I have to manage.
Need a hero image for a blog post? I generate it right there next to the HTML.
Claude doesn’t have that all. The ecosystem is missing.
The Code
People say Claude Opus 4.5 or Sonnet 4.5 is better for pure logic. They might be right. Linguistically and from a coding perspective, Anthropic is very strong.
But Anti-Gravity gives me access to Claude Opus 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5 inside the app, too.
And the limits are quite generous.
So I don’t really have to choose. I use Gemini 3 Pro for 90% of the work because it is fast, multimodal, and cheap. It handles the bulk.
Then, when I hit a wall or have a really complex problem that needs debugging, I just toggle the model to Opus 4.5. I get the best model for the job without paying for a separate subscription or dealing with a CLI interface.
Claude Code isn’t even free. You can’t use it on the free plan. But you can use Claude for free in Anti-Gravity (with limits, of course).
Pretty cool.
The Bottom Line
Claude Code is a fantastic tool for pure coders who live in the terminal.
But for me as a writer, web designer, and occasional coder, Anti-Gravity is the practical choice.
It connects my code to my email, my design to my browser, and gives me access to every top-tier model (including Claude) under one roof.
I let it do the boring work and concentrate on the exciting stuff.
