Tier lists / Coding agents & IDEs / Gemini CLI
A
81
/ 100
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
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 keysUnverified. 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
Changelog
- Oct 18, 2026: Initial listing; score 81 (A) as editorial estimate.