Gemini CLI
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A terminal coding agent by Google built on Gemini models: edits files, runs commands, searches Google, and extends via MCP. Open under Apache 2.0, since 18.06.2026 it has been available only under a corporate license.
Facts
- Released by Google on 25.06.2025 under Apache 2.0 as an open terminal agent; the first version ran on Gemini 2.5 Pro with a 1 million-token context window (blog.google, techcrunch.com 25.06.2025).
- On 18.06.2026, Gemini CLI stopped serving the free tier and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscriptions: consumer users were moved to Antigravity CLI (in Go), announced at Google I/O on 19.05.2026, developers.googleblog.com, GitHub Discussion #27274.
- The product remains available for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise corporate licenses and paid Google Cloud API keys; the repository remains open under Apache 2.0, while Google releases model updates, bug fixes, and security patches (Discussion #27274, snapshot 19.08.2026).
- The google-gemini/gemini-cli repository is active: 106 571 stars, latest release v0.55.1 from 11.08.2026, latest push on 19.08.2026 (GitHub API, as of 19.08.2026).
Full profile in the works: a “worth it or not” verdict, pricing, access from Russia, and comparisons with nearby alternatives will appear as the card factory progresses.