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by Google · reviewed July 25, 2026
Google's open-source terminal agent, with a notably generous free tier for individual developers.
Gemini CLI brings Gemini models into the terminal with file access, shell execution, web search grounding and MCP support. It is open source under Apache 2.0, reads project instructions from a GEMINI.md file, and offers a free tier for personal Google accounts that is unusually large compared with competitors.
Gemini models
Trying a terminal agent seriously without a subscription, or working with very large contexts.
Reviewed July 25, 2026. Pricing changes often — check the official site before deciding.
Every tool here reads a project instruction file, and every one of them does better work when that file is accurate. The free Foundations track covers writing one; the Agent Operating Kit is the templates already written.