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Gemini CLI

An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into the terminal for coding and other command-line work.

by Google · last checked Oct 19, 2026

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What has been shown

Released as open source (Apache 2.0).

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Google publishes Gemini CLI as open source that anyone can install with npm or Homebrew. Since June 18, 2026, Google serves it through paid Gemini API keys, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences. Google, Google for Developers Blog

As of Oct 19, 2026 · Google (company source), Google for Developers Blog (company source)

Can you get it?

Available now

Free to install. Google stopped serving free-of-charge use and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers on June 18, 2026.

As of Oct 19, 2026 · Google for Developers Blog (company source)

Is it still alive?

Active
  • Human involvement: User-directed Google
As of Oct 14, 2026 · Google (company source)

Free to install. Since June 18, 2026, Google serves it through paid Gemini API keys, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences; free use and Google AI Pro and Ultra access ended.

What the evidence says

  1. Documented by company source

    Google describes Gemini CLI as an open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into the terminal, licensed under Apache 2.0.

    Observed Oct 14, 2026 · Google (company source)
  2. Documented by company source

    Google stopped serving Gemini CLI to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and to free-of-charge users on June 18, 2026, and pointed them to Antigravity CLI. Access continues through Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise licences and paid Gemini and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys.

    Observed Oct 19, 2026 · Google for Developers Blog (company source)

Price

  • Paid Gemini API key (pay as you go)Varies by useGoogle lists no separate price for Gemini CLI, which is free to install. Access also continues with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Google for Developers Blog (company source)

Ways to get it

Separate from the evidence above. Nothing here changes what the Index says.

  • Install from GitHubTry · link checked Oct 22, 2026
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What changed

  1. PriceFree tier for personal Google accountsPaid Gemini API keys or Code Assist licences

    Google stopped serving Gemini CLI to free-of-charge users and to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, and pointed them to Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI still works with paid Gemini API keys, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys, and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences.

    The open-source tool is still free to install, but using it now runs through a paid API key or a Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence.

    Source: Google for Developers Blog (company source)

What we don't know yet

  • Everything above is company-reported: no customer, regulator or independent confirmation is in the Index yet.
  • No public price.
  • Where it can be bought or used is not stated in the cited sources.

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