- Entry price
- $20/mo
- Free tier
- No
- Logged activity · 90d
- 62/100
Terminal agent vs terminal agent
- Entry price
- Not yet verified
- Free tier
- No
- Logged activity · 90d
- 17/100
Claude Code vs Gemini CLI
At a glance
Verified values · no winner is picked| Dimension | Claude Code | Gemini CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $20/mo | Not yet verified |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Self-hosting | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Enterprise (SSO + offering) | Yes | Not yet verified |
Where they differ
2claude.com
claude.com/pricing feature tables mark Claude Code as included (Yes) for Pro, Max 5x, Max 20x, Team, and both Enterprise options, and not included (No) for Free.
https://claude.com/pricing ↗developers.googleblog.com
developers.googleblog.com (May 19, 2026): "If your organization uses Gemini CLI or our IDE extensions via a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license … your access remains unchanged." The README documents Gemini API key and Vertex AI authentication.
https://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ ↗claude.com
claude.com/pricing Enterprise: "Seat price + usage at API rates — US$20/seat/month, billed annually", with SCIM, audit logs, and a Compliance API.
https://claude.com/pricing ↗geminicli.com
geminicli.com/plans, Vertex AI: "Enterprise security & compliance", "Google Cloud terms of service", "SLA and regional data residency".
https://geminicli.com/plans/ ↗Pricing face-off
USD list price · monthly billingclaude.com
Not yet verified for one or both
3code.claude.com
code.claude.com/docs/en/setup system requirements: macOS 13.0+, Windows 10 1809+ or Windows Server 2019+, Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian, and Alpine Linux 3.19+.
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup ↗claude.com
claude.com/product/claude-code lists VS Code and JetBrains among the surfaces Claude Code runs in.
https://claude.com/product/claude-code ↗claude.com
claude.com/pricing lists "Single sign-on (SSO)" among Team plan features ("For teams of 2 to 150").
https://claude.com/pricing ↗References
Links — shown, never counted as differencescode.claude.com
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview returned HTTP 200 with the Claude Code documentation overview.
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview ↗geminicli.com
README: "Learn all about Gemini CLI in our documentation" (geminicli.com/docs).
https://geminicli.com/docs/ ↗github.com
CHANGELOG.md in the official anthropics/claude-code repository; versioned, dated releases are published at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases.
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code ↗geminicli.com
Gemini CLI release notes, linked as Changelog from geminicli.com.
https://geminicli.com/docs/changelogs/ ↗github.com
Google's public repository for Gemini CLI.
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli ↗Recent record
Each side’s own record · not a score| Reading | Claude Code | Gemini CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Verified changes | 0 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · Coding agents median 0.5 | 0 in 30 days · 1 in 90 days · Coding agents median 0.5 |
| Last verified change | 7 Oct 2026 · 30 days ago | 23 Sept 2026 · 44 days ago |
| Activity · 90 days | 62 · above the Coding agents median of 52.5 | 17 · below the Coding agents median of 52.5 |
| Latest list-price move | Team — premium seat: $150 → $125/mo, billed monthly · 2 Feb 2026 | No verified price |
| Pricing on record | 5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $20 | No verified price |
| Comparable facts | 7 of 7 verified | 4 of 7 verified |
Claude Code · latest 3
- Release
Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model
Claude Code 2.1.293 adds Claude Haiku 5.5, which becomes the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API, with a 1M-token context window.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026Claude Code — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293 ↗ - Release
Claude Sonnet 5.5 added as the default Sonnet model (v2.1.284)
Release v2.1.284 adds Claude Sonnet 5.5, now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Sept 2026Claude Code — official GitHub repositoryhttps://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.284 ↗ - Availability
Claude Code cloud sessions become generally available
Cloud sessions, previously Claude Code on the web, are now generally available for Pro, Max, Team, and eligible Enterprise users.
anthropic.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026Anthropic — newshttps://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web ↗
Gemini CLI · latest 3
- Release
Gemini CLI v0.61 hardens against indirect prompt injection
Core security hardening prevents indirect prompt injection via build file modifications and untrusted flags, and hardens filesystem boundaries.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026Gemini CLI — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.61.0 ↗ - Availability
Gemini CLI stops serving free and Google AI Pro/Ultra users
Gemini CLI and the Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stop serving requests for Google AI Pro and Ultra and free-of-charge users; organizations on Code Assist Standard or Enterprise keep access.
developers.googleblog.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 18 Jun 2026Google for Developers blog — transitioning Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLIhttps://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ ↗ - Availability
Google announces Gemini CLI transition to Antigravity CLI
Google said Gemini CLI and Code Assist IDE extensions would stop serving Google AI Pro, Ultra and free individual users on June 18, 2026; enterprise licenses unaffected.
developers.googleblog.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 19 May 2026Google Developers Bloghttps://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli ↗