Gemini CLI

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Verdict: Open-source terminal agent from Google.

Best for: Free-tier terminal agent

Pricing: Free, open source (Apache-2.0); usage limits per Google account/API tier

License: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/LICENSE

Last checked: 2026-10-16

Status: Provisional, not yet hands-on tested. Install check (2026-10-16): Gemini CLI 0.64.0 run started on the standard task, but the Gemini API returned 503 (high demand) and then 429 free-tier quota errors after retries with backoff; no code was written. Retry pending.

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