# Amp vs Gemini CLI (slim)

> Gemini CLI scores 72 (BB) on agent readiness against Amp's 57.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harness. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Gemini CLI scores 72 (BB) on agent readiness against Amp's 57.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harness.

- Amp: C 57.1, rank #482 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amp.min.md
- Gemini CLI: BB 72, rank #99 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.min.md
- Amp, good for Teams that want a hosted, multi-model coding agent with shared threads and cloud machines, driven from scripts through execute mode or the SDKs.
- Gemini CLI, good for Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness with a free tier and documented headless output. Ahead on Reliability, 71 against 31; Schema & documentation, 93 against 72; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 69; Security & auth, 67 against 57; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 88 against 79; Transparency & trust, 87 against 77. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Amp | Gemini CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 31 | 71 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 72 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 87 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amp | Gemini CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amp Frontier Corporation | Google |
| Licence | Proprietary, under the Amp licence terms (Amp Frontier Corporation). The npm packages are marked Amp Commercial License and the source repository is private | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-10 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 41k npm/wk | 107k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |