Gemini CLI

Google's open-source AI agent that brings Gemini to the terminal.

open sourcefree tierTerminal coding agent
Websitehttps://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
Best forFree terminal agent from Google
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Free tierYes
Open sourceYes
LicenseApache-2.0
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