Gemini Code Assist Updates: Gemini 2.5 GA, Agent Mode, & Enhanced Features

Core summary

One sentence to understand this update

Gemini Code Assist received several updates, including the General Availability of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models, a new agent mode for VS Code, and improved chat code suggestion previews.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

Builders using Gemini Code Assist can now leverage more powerful foundational models, explore agentic development workflows, and benefit from enhanced coding assistance features directly within VS Code.