Gemini CLIStrong

Google

Open-source terminal AI agent that brings Google's Gemini models into your dev workflow for coding and automation.

Free with personal Google login (60 req/min, 1,000/day)

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Why BREAF recommends (or doesn't) Gemini CLI, the full guide, and the sources it was checked against are Premium.

Details

Free tier

60 model requests per minute and 1,000 requests per day via OAuth login, no card required

Commercial use

Included in every plan

Platforms

mac, windows, linux, cli

License

Apache-2.0

First released

2025-06-25

API docs

Available

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