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COMPARISONS/GEMINI CLI VS OPENCODE

Gemini CLIVSopencode

Read from each vendor’s own pages last night, so it does not go stale the way a written comparison does.

GEMINI CLI
Not read
OPENCODE
Free
CHANGES ON EITHER
1
CAVEATS
1
CLI AGENTREAD NIGHTLY FROM THE VENDORS’ OWN PAGESVERDICT DERIVED FROM THE ROWS BELOW
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BEFORE YOU READ ON1 of the two is not what it was

GEMINI CLISUNSET SINCE 18 JUNE 2026Gemini CLI has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. Free consumer access ended 18 June 2026; users were directed to Google Antigravity. The tool still exists for API-key and paid use, so this is a withdrawn access tier rather than a shutdown, a distinction almost every ranked page gets wrong.

THE VERDICTderived from the rows below, so it cannot say anything the table does not

On the prices each vendor publishes about itself, Gemini CLI starts at Not read and opencode at Free. Before that decides anything: Gemini CLI has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. (since 18 June 2026) Both take your own API key, so on either one the subscription and the model bill are separate decisions. Both are open source, so neither can withdraw the thing you have already installed. Every figure on this page was read from the two vendors' own pages in last night's run rather than written down once, which is the only reason it is still the current answer. ToolDrift sells neither and takes no referral fee on either.

SIDE BY SIDE9 asserted rows, 5 measured
COMPARED ONGEMINI CLIOPENCODE
ASSERTED · WHAT EACH VENDOR PUBLISHES ABOUT ITSELF
CategoryCLI agentCLI agent
VendorGoogleSST
StatusSunsetActive
How it chargesUsageFree
Entry priceNot readFree
Default modelgoogle/geminiNone, you choose
Your own keyYesYes
SourceOpen source · Apache-2.0Open source · MIT
PlansNo named tier on Google's pricing page could be read with a price beside it.No named tier on SST's pricing page could be read with a price beside it.
MEASURED · COUNTED ON THE LAST NIGHTLY RUN
Stars107.2K210.3K
Maintenance100/100100/100
Days since last push10
Top model in itnot measurednot measured
Its volumenot measurednot measured
THE QUESTIONS3 answered from the rows above

Is Gemini CLI or opencode cheaper?

On the cheapest option each vendor publishes: Gemini CLI is Not read and opencode is Free. Treat both as an allowance rather than a bill, every tool in this category meters model usage on top of the plan, and which one costs more in practice depends on the models you drive and how hard. The tier prices are the part that can be checked from outside, so they are the part this page prints.

Can I use my own API key with Gemini CLI or opencode?

Gemini CLI: yes. opencode: yes. It is the row that decides whether the subscription price is most of what you pay or a fraction of it: a tool that takes your own key charges for the software, and one that does not is reselling inference with a margin you cannot see.

Are Gemini CLI and opencode still maintained?

Sunset and Active as of last night's read. Gemini CLI's repository was last pushed 1 day ago and it scores 100/100 on maintenance; opencode's repository was last pushed 0 days ago and it scores 100/100 on maintenance. One caution: Gemini CLI has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. (since 18 June 2026) This is the question a written comparison cannot answer, because it was true on the day it was published and nobody went back.