How I use Google's new Antigravity IDE without hitting rate limits

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Abstraction: Managing Google Antigravity IDE quota via model and mode selection

Key points:

Antigravity IDE supports Gemini 3 (Low) and Gemini 3 (High) thinking levels; High generates hidden "Thinking Tokens" that count against quota — reserve it for tasks Low fails 3+ times
Two modes: synchronous Editor View (interactive, token-heavy) and asynchronous Manager View ("Mission Control") for delegating multi-step tasks to background agents
Multi-model flexibility: Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and GPT-OSS are all available; match model strengths to task type to conserve quota
Artifacts (structured deliverables like task lists, screenshots, browser recordings) enable feedback loops without full restarts, saving tokens
Long-running agent tasks in Manager View should use models other than Gemini 3 Low to preserve the limited Low quota
Rate limits refresh only every five hours even on paid AI Pro plans; quota exhaustion mid-task is a real risk

Connections: Google · Gemini · Claude Code · Agentic Coding