GitHub Copilot vs Antigravity: what developers actually say
Based on 960 opinions on Hacker News from developers who discussed these two, most of them first-hand users.
Antigravity edges ahead on overall approval (45 versus 42, and 42 versus 38 over 90 days) and code-quality balance (15 positive and 8 negative, against Copilot's 38 positive and 93 negative). The only explicit head-to-head vote went to Antigravity, 1 to 0. Copilot has far more evidence (659 opinions from 535 authors versus 301 from 259), better UX balance (48 positive and 50 negative versus 11 positive and 29 negative), and stronger autonomy and customization counts; cost ratios are close, and both have 31 negative usage-limit mentions. Pick Copilot for editor-integrated work; pick Antigravity when code quality matters more than reliability risk (57 negative and 16 positive mentions).
When developers explicitly said they prefer one or switched: 0 picked GitHub Copilot, 1 picked Antigravity.
Choose GitHub Copilot if
- Want the larger opinion base (659 opinions)
- Work mainly in VS Code or Visual Studio
- Value autonomy and customization mentions
Choose Antigravity if
- Want higher overall approval (45 versus 42)
- Care most about code-quality sentiment (15 positive, 8 negative)
- Can tolerate more reliability complaints (57 negative, 16 positive)
Where each one wins and loses
Why developers switched
Picked GitHub Copilot
No explicit switches recorded.
Picked Antigravity
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