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Gemini CLI

Apache-2.0 terminal agent from Google with an unusually generous free tier.

google-gemini.github.io/gemini-cligithub.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
Overall in coding agents
8of 17 · score 74.1
Data coverage
100%
26 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Solo developers and students who want daily agent use at zero cost
  • •Teams already on Vertex who want one billing relationship
  • •Anyone wanting an Apache-2.0 base to fork, as Qwen Code did

Strong on

  • +Permissions allowlist + OS sandbox 1/17
  • +GitHub stars 75,000 2/11
  • +Terminal-Bench 59.8% 3/5

Weak on

  • −Local models No 12/17
    Better: Codex CLI: Yes
  • −Model breadth one vendor 15/17
    Better: opencode: any provider / router

vs Codex CLI

  • •Ahead on Subagents: Partial vs No
  • •Ahead on Checkpoint & undo: Yes vs Partial
  • •Behind on Local models: No vs Yes
  • •Behind on Opens PRs: Partial vs Yes

How Gemini CLI scores among 17 coding agents26 of 26 fields known

Features8

Surface
CLI, IDE extension, GitHub-native
5/17
Leader: GitHub Copilot (Agent HQ) · GitHub-native, IDE extension, CLI, web, cloud delegate
github.com · 2026-01-15
Default model
Latest Gemini Pro
Model breadth
one vendor
15/17
Leader: opencode · any provider / router
Repo indexing
agentic grep
9/16
Leader: Devin · hybrid index + agentic
Plan mode
Partial
10/17
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Checkpoint & undo1st
Yes
1/16
github.com · 2026-01-15
Headless / CI1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Local models
No
12/17
Leader: Codex CLI · Yes

Agentic7

Where it stops
3
7/15
Leader: Claude Code · 4
MCP1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Subagents
Partial
8/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Hooks1st
Yes
1/14
geminicli.com · 2026-11-07
Skills / commands1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Background agents
Partial
6/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Opens PRs
Partial
7/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
github.com

Governance & control3

Permissions1st
allowlist + OS sandbox
1/17
· 2026-01-15
BYOK1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Licence1st
Apache-2.0
1/16
github.com · 2026-01-15

Pricing3

Pricing model
subscription + token overage
9/16
Leader: opencode · BYOK tokens only
Entry price1st
$0/seat/mo
1/16
github.com · 2026-01-15
Token markup
No
5/16
Leader: Windsurf · Yes

Traction3

GitHub stars2nd
75,000
2/11
Leader: Claude Code · 155,000
Terminal-Bench3rd
59.8%
3/5
Leader: Codex CLI · 62.9%
huggingface.co · 2026-11-07
Bench model
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Terminal-Bench 2.0
huggingface.co · 2026-11-07

Positioning1

Positioning
An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal.
google-gemini.github.io

Timeline1

First release
2025-06-25
blog.google

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Gemini CLI logo & brand colours

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Gemini brand colours

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