Comparisons / Pi vs Antigravity
AI coding tools · HN opinions Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Pi vs Antigravity: what developers actually say
Based on 724 opinions on Hacker News from developers who discussed these two, most of them first-hand users.
Pi comes out ahead. It holds 84 approval across 423 opinions against 45 across 301 for Antigravity, and 90-day approval is 80 versus 42. Pi's customization draws 150 positive mentions to 4 negative, while Antigravity's reliability draws 57 negative to 16 positive and usage limits 31 negative to 18 positive. Antigravity is the better pick for an IDE-integrated Google tool, with speed at 19 positive to 7 negative and code quality at 15 to 8.
When developers explicitly said they prefer one or switched: 1 picked Pi, 0 picked Antigravity.
Choose Pi if
- Want heavy customization with few complaints, 150 positive to 4 negative
- Value open source and multi-provider support in a terminal agent
- Want the higher approval score, 84 against 45
Choose Antigravity if
- Want an IDE from Google tied to Gemini models
- Value speed, 19 positive to 7 negative, and code quality, 15 to 8
- Accept tight usage limits and reliability risk, 57 negative mentions
Where each one wins and loses
PraiseComplaintsA = PiB = Antigravity
Customization
UX
Cost & pricing
Reliability
Autonomy
Open source
Speed
Privacy & local use
Why developers switched
Picked Pi
After long frustration with Antigravity's desktop app, they switched to Pi, use its antigr login, and like configuring it freely through plugins.HN comment · Sep 1, 2026
Picked Antigravity
No explicit switches recorded.
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