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| Tool |  Gemini CLI | |
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| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
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| Category | — | AI Coding |
| Description | Command-line interface for Gemini with dramatically better free limits than the API: 60 RPM and 1,000 requests/day with Gemini 3 support. | GitHub's AI pair programmer, now extended with Agent Mode for autonomous task execution and Copilot Workspace for feature-to-PR workflows. The free tier was significantly expanded in late 2025, making it the first major AI coding tool with meaningful free access. Integrates natively into VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub.com. |
| 60 requests/minute (12x better than API) | Supported | Not supported |
| 1,000 requests/day | Supported | Not supported |
| 1 million token context window | Supported | Not supported |
| Gemini 3 Pro and Flash access | Supported | Not supported |
| OAuth authentication - no API key needed | Supported | Not supported |
| Interactive chat mode | Supported | Not supported |
| Agent Mode: autonomous task execution with file edits and terminal commands | Not supported | Supported |
| Copilot Workspace: go from GitHub issue to pull request with AI planning and implementation | Not supported | Supported |
| Free tier: 2,000 completions/month and 50 chat messages — permanently free | Not supported | Supported |
| Multi-model selection: Claude 4.6 Sonnet, GPT-4o, and o3-mini available on paid plans | Not supported | Supported |
| VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and GitHub.com web editor integration | Not supported | Supported |
| Copilot Reviews: AI code review on pull requests with actionable suggestions | Not supported | Supported |
| Copilot for CLI: natural language to shell commands in terminal | Not supported | Supported |
| Enterprise audit logs, IP indemnity, and data exclusion controls | Not supported | Supported |
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| Website | Visit | Visit |
