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Google grants all engineers Claude Opus 5 access via Antigravity, Gemini stays primary

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Google has given all of its engineers access to Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 through its Antigravity platform, according to Business Insider. The company stated that Gemini remains its primary and foundational model for internal development, despite the new access.

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    Google gives all of its engineers Claude Opus 5 access via Antigravity, and says "Gemini remains our primary and foundational model for internal development" (Hugh Langley/Business Insider)

    Hugh Langley / Business Insider : Google gives all of its engineers Claude Opus 5 access via Antigravity, and says “Gemini remains our primary and foundational model for internal development” — Googlers have some of the best perks in Silicon Valley, but there's one thing many of them have long been denied: access to Anthropic's Claude.

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