# Claude Code vs Gemini CLI (slim)

> Gemini CLI has a score of 72.3 (BB) against Claude Code's 62.2 (B). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 21 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Gemini CLI has a score of 72.3 (BB) against Claude Code's 62.2 (B). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 21 points.

- Claude Code: B 62.2, rank #222 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Gemini CLI: BB 72.3, rank #72 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.min.md
- Pick Claude Code for agent ergonomics (+9), security & auth (+13). Pick Gemini CLI for reliability (+21), schema & documentation (+13), payments & pricing (+20), maintenance & community (+6), transparency & trust (+6).

| Category | Claude Code | Gemini CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 71 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 88 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 84 | 90 |