Gemini CLI

Google Terminal agents

Google’s open-source terminal agent, now retained for enterprise licenses and paid API-key access after individual-account service ended.

Verified against official sources · Last checked: 2026-09-20

Capabilities

Read local project Supported Runs in your project directory.
Edit files Supported Edits files directly.
Run commands Supported Runs shell commands with confirmation.
Image input Conditional Depends on the model in use; Gemini models are multimodal.
Long autonomous tasks Conditional Agent loops work, but free-tier rate limits interrupt long runs.

Working experience

Code quality Good
Works on its own Conditional
Speed Good
Stability Conditional

Editorial assessment based on official documentation and publicly known behavior — not a field-test score. Sources and check date on this page.

🧪 ResetDog field notes

No completed field test for this tool yet. The capability descriptions on this page come from official documentation.

🎯 Good for

Fix a bug · Read and understand a project · Let an agent run · Quick code question · Hand off my project

🧭 How you use it

In the terminal
Works on: macOS / Windows / Linux

💰 Cost & quota

Pay-as-you-go · No free access

Included quota
No consumer free quota; limits depend on enterprise license or paid API account
Billing note
API usage is priced per model — see the official pricing page.

🆓 Free / trial access

No individual-account free tier since June 18, 2026. Enterprise licenses and paid Gemini / Enterprise Agent Platform API keys remain supported.

🤝 Invite benefits

Current status
No public program found
What the referrer gets
No public invite reward confirmed
What the new user gets
No public invite benefit confirmed
Who qualifies
Individual-account service ended; consumer users were directed to Antigravity CLI

🏷️ Pricing notes

Individual users are directed to Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI itself now requires an eligible enterprise license or paid API-key path; model prices vary.

See pricing page ↗

🚀 Setup

Install and run it only with a supported enterprise license or paid API key. Individual users should evaluate Antigravity CLI instead.

⚠️ Main limitations

  • Individual Google AI Pro, Ultra, and free-tier accounts stopped being served on June 18, 2026.
  • The open-source repository remains, but consumer availability moved to Antigravity CLI.
  • Enterprise and paid API access have different billing and data terms.

🔒 Privacy & data

Data handling depends on the enterprise or paid API path used; check the applicable Google terms. Official privacy policy ↗

🧾 What is official vs ours

Facts like pricing, plans, and capability limits come from the official pages linked below, checked on the date shown. Summaries and task-fit notes are written by ResetDog. Anything marked “conditional” or “unknown” was not fully confirmed — treat it as unverified.