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Gemini CLI

Open-source terminal agent powered by Gemini

⌨️ Coding agents open source / open weights
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Google's open-source CLI agent with a large context window, MCP support and a free usage tier.

Use it when…

You want a capable free terminal agent.

Skip it if…

You need the very best code quality on hard refactors.

Score breakdown

Job fit18/30
Ease / time-to-first-result12/15
Value15/15
Momentum13/15
Openness & portability10/10
Trust & maturity8/10
Builder/gamer bonus5/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Free tier with a personal Google account; paid via API keys
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
Yes (unverified)
Platforms
CLI · MCP
Open source
Yes
Official URL
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli

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