What is Gemini CLI?
Terminal agent for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise teams, with MCP, skills and hooks.
Who is Gemini CLI best for?
Gemini CLI is best for Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise teams that want an agent in the terminal.
Code Assist Enterprise teams
Organizations with Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise seats keep full access, with up to 2,000 requests per user a day on Enterprise.
Scripted and CI work
Headless mode, hooks and custom commands let it run inside scripts and pipelines, not only in a chat.
Teams that extend their agent
It supports MCP servers, extensions, agent skills and subagents, and the Apache 2.0 code can be changed and built in house.
How much does Gemini CLI cost?
Gemini CLI's code is free under the Apache 2.0 license, but running it takes a Gemini Code Assist seat, from $22.80 per user a month for Standard, or a paid Gemini API key.
- $19.00 a month on a 12-month term
- Up to 1,500 model requests per user a day
- Gemini CLI, agent mode and IDE code help
- $45.00 a month on a 12-month term
- Up to 2,000 model requests per user a day
- Code customization from your private repos
Gemini CLI is open source under Apache 2.0 and installs with npm, Homebrew or npx. Google no longer serves free Gemini Code Assist for individuals or Google AI Pro and Ultra accounts in Gemini CLI; those users move to Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI also runs with a paid Gemini API or Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform key, billed at API rates. Licenses are billed monthly. Prices are in US dollars. Full pricing on cloud.google.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is Gemini CLI open source?
Yes. Gemini CLI's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can read it, change it and run it yourself.
On GitHub
108,802stars
- Last commit
- 12 Nov
- Repository age
- 1 years
- Latest release
- 10 Nov
- Licence
- Apache 2.0
- Repository
- google-gemini/gemini-cli
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Questions about Gemini CLI
What is Gemini CLI?
Terminal agent for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise teams, with MCP, skills and hooks.
Who is Gemini CLI for?
Gemini CLI is best for Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise teams that want an agent in the terminal.
Is Gemini CLI still free?
The code is, under Apache 2.0, but free use is not. Google stopped serving Gemini CLI to free Gemini Code Assist for individuals and to Google AI Pro and Ultra accounts and moved them to Antigravity CLI. It now runs on Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise seats, or a paid Gemini API key.
How much does Gemini CLI cost?
Gemini CLI's paid plans are Gemini Code Assist Standard at $22.80 per user per month and Gemini Code Assist Enterprise at $54.00 per user per month.
Is Gemini CLI open source?
Yes. Gemini CLI's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can read it, change it and run it yourself.
What are the best Gemini CLI alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode.
Where can I try Gemini CLI?
On its official website, geminicli.com.
Should I use Gemini CLI or Antigravity CLI?
Google points individuals, free users and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers to Antigravity CLI, which also runs Gemini 4 Argon. Gemini CLI is for organizations on Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise, and Google says it is not tuned for the Gemini 4 models.
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