Google Splits Its Agent Strategy For Two Developer Audiences

At I/O 2026, Google expanded Antigravity and added Managed Agents to the Gemini API.

Developers can now create hosted agents from a Gemini API key and later move the same definitions into Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

Google is offering two paths: a simple on-ramp for individual and front-end developers, and a governed enterprise path with identity, audit, and policy controls.

Both paths use the same agent runtime, making it easier to start small and scale into Google Cloud.

The split could make Google the easiest place to build hosted AI agents, while increasing pressure on AWS and Microsoft.