Freedom report

Three barsScore 8.0

  • Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
  • Open codeNo open-source code on record
  • Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
  • DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Gemini CLI is ranked #4 of 103 in AI coding assistants on Freedom251. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. There is a free plan.

Gemini CLI plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free Google Account authentication · Free access for exploring Gemini CLI geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026
Google AI Pro Not published Higher usage limits for Gemini CLI and other AI tools · Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids, and more · Cloud Storage geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026
Google AI Ultra Not published Highest usage limits for capable models · Access to Deep Think through Gemini App geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026
Google Developer Program Not published Access to Gemini Code Assist · Higher usage limits for Gemini CLI · Cloud and GenAI monthly credits · Corporate Workspace account support geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026
AI Studio Not published API-key authentication · Pay-as-you-go access · Higher rate limits and paid-only models geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026
Vertex AI Not published Google Cloud authentication · Enterprise security and compliance · SLA and regional data residency geminicli.com · 22 Sept 2026

Compared on AI coding assistants

Free plan
Yes
Chat assistance
Yes
Coding agent
Yes
Supported IDEs
Antigravity, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Zed
Codebase indexing
Yes
Terminal access
Yes

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