Open source terminal agent with a very large context window, free tier withdrawn.
Last verified: 22 Aug 2026 · Board updated: 22 Aug 2026
Gemini CLI landing page, captured 21 Aug 2026 for the board record.
At a glance
682/ 1000
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The verdict
Gemini CLI is open source, runs in your terminal, and swallows a large codebase into context in one pass. Google withdrew free and Pro/Ultra personal access on June 18, 2026, replacing that path for individual users with Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI itself now requires a paid Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence, a Gemini Code Assist for GitHub connection through Google Cloud, or a paid Gemini or Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API key. That access change is why it now scores lower on value than tools with a clear published price, on top of an existing weakness on run to run consistency and tool calling reliability.
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Community vote
Design
694/ 1000
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Speed
693/ 1000
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Agent performance
756/ 1000
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Reliability
592/ 1000
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Integrations
682/ 1000
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SEO and GEO
754/ 1000
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Scalability
719/ 1000
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Value
401/ 1000
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API and MCP
707/ 1000
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Code ownership
780/ 1000
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What you get
Pricing
No price is published for Gemini CLI as a standalone product. Access now requires a paid Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence, a Gemini Code Assist for GitHub connection via Google Cloud, or a paid Gemini or Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API key. Free, Pro and Ultra personal access ended June 18, 2026.
Value carries 6 of the 100 points on the published weights. Prices verified 22 Aug 2026, always check the vendor page before committing.
Opinions
Agent Verdict Panel
@agentverdictEditor panel15 Aug 2026Launch testing panel, four builders running the same brief on every tool on the board.
The context window genuinely swallows a whole repository in one pass. Consistency is the issue: the same prompt on the same repository gave us noticeably different quality across runs, and tool calling failed more often than the leaders.
Diego Ramos
@dramosEditor panel17 Aug 2026Open source maintainer.
Open source, runs in my terminal. For triaging issues on a repository I do not know well, dumping the whole thing into context and asking questions is worth the inconsistency.
Ana Sousa
18 Aug 2026
The context window is what keeps me coming back for a repository I do not know yet, even with the consistency issues.
Questions
No, not for individuals. Google withdrew free, Pro and Ultra personal access on June 18, 2026, and replaced that path for individual users with Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI itself now requires a paid Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence, a Gemini Code Assist for GitHub connection through Google Cloud, or a paid Gemini or Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API key.
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