Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI is a coding agent for the terminal by Google.
74out of 100As of November 4, 2026
Summary
Gemini CLI is Google's open-source coding agent for the terminal. It launched on June 25, 2025 under the Apache-2.0 license. There is also an IDE extension.
Since June 18, 2026, Google no longer serves Gemini CLI for Google AI Pro, Ultra and free personal accounts. Those users move to the Antigravity CLI. You now use Gemini CLI with a Code Assist business license or your own API key, billed by usage.
Gemini CLI runs on macOS, Linux and Windows.
Popularity
How often the harness is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every harness in the directory.
The most popular AI harnesses
Popularity index from 0 to 100, higher is more popular.
20 of 31 models
As of November 4, 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index
Over time
Values from June 30, 2025 to November 4, 2026
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Subscriptions with Gemini CLI
Plans from the AI subscription directory that include the harness. Cheapest first.
| Plan | Provider | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Code Assist Standard | $22.80or $19.00/month billed annually | Sep 29, 2026 |
Changelog
Every update and new release of Gemini CLI is in the changelog.
Sources
Every fact on this profile rests on one of these sources. The date is the day the source was read.
| Source | Backs | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemin… | Launch date | November 5, 2026 |
| github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli | License, Open source, Entry price, Platforms, GitHub repository (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/28… | Status | November 5, 2026 |
| registry.npmjs.org/@google/gemini-cli | npm package (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/extensionquery | VS Code extension (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| api.github.com/repos/google-gemini/gemini-cli | GitHub repository (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| npmjs.com/package/@google/gemini-cli | npm package (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| marketplace.visualstudio.com/items | VS Code extension (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |