Claude Code vs Gemini CLI
Claude Code is listed under CLI agents, Gemini CLI under CLI agents. Shared focus: mcp, terminal. Each name links to the product's own site.
 Gemini CLI | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | CLI agents | CLI agents |
| Pricing | Paid | Open source |
| Public code | Yes | Yes |
| Tags | terminal, anthropic, mcp, subagents | terminal, google, open-source, mcp |
| Website | anthropic.com | github.com |
What Claude Code does
Terminal-based coding agent from Anthropic. It reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and works with git. It also runs in IDEs and supports MCP servers, hooks and subagents.
What Gemini CLI does
Open source terminal agent from Google for Gemini models. It reads code, edits files, runs shell commands and supports MCP servers. A personal Google account gets a free usage tier.
Other options
See all CLI agents, or alternatives to Claude Code and Gemini CLI.