{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "gemini-cli", "name": "Gemini CLI", "vendor": "Google", "vendorUrl": "https://geminicli.com", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Google's open-source coding agent for the terminal, in TypeScript on Node 20 or newer.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@google/gemini-cli" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Google sign-in works only with a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence. Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra and the free Code Assist for individuals tier stopped working with Gemini CLI on 18 June 2026. Otherwise use a paid Gemini API key from AI Studio, or Vertex AI credentials. Google's terms forbid using the Gemini CLI sign-in from third-party software.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Free to install (Apache-2.0). Model access is paid. Use a paid Gemini API key or Vertex AI at token rates, or an existing Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence. New Standard and Enterprise subscriptions ended on 9 October 2026. Token prices are public without a login, and requests are limited per minute (checked 2026-10-10). The free 1,000 requests a day tier ended on 18 June 2026, and whether an unpaid key still gets 250 Flash requests a day is unclear.", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source (checked 2026-10-02).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 107000, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-02" }, "docsUrl": "https://geminicli.com/docs/", "llmsTxt": "https://geminicli.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "typescript", "mcp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "pre-1.0", "gemini-only", "sign-in-ended", "paid-api-key" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 66.7, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 307, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 88, "payments": 20, "reliability": 71, "schema": 93, "security": 67, "transparency": 89 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-10" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-04-24. GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g, critical (CVSS 10). In CI, headless Gemini CLI trusted the workspace folder automatically and loaded its configuration, and `--yolo` ignored fine-grained tool allowlists, so a workflow fed untrusted pull requests or issues could run an attacker's code. Fixed in @google/gemini-cli 0.39.1 and run-gemini-cli 0.1.22 and published, so the deduction is small (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g)", "2026-06-18. Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026. The README at main (9 October 2026) and the authentication page (checked 10 October 2026) still describe a free tier of 1,000 requests a day with a Google account, so the claim is misleading and the deduction is -3 (https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/README.md; https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/authentication/; https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/deprecations/code-assist-individuals)" ], "verdict": "Apache-2.0, with 16 stable releases since 3 July and documented headless output. Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026, and the README still advertises a free tier. Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network.", "bestFor": "Teams with a paid Gemini API key, Vertex AI credentials or existing Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences that want an open-source harness with documented headless output.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0 licence, CI passing on main, and 583 open issues with priority labels (as of 2 October 2026)", "A stable release every Tuesday after a week in preview, under a written release policy", "Headless JSON and stream-json output with documented exit codes, including 53 for the turn limit", "A TOML policy engine with admin policy paths, folder trust on by default and a setting that blocks yolo mode", "Pay-per-token access through a Gemini API key or Vertex AI, with token prices published without a login" ], "weaknesses": [ "Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network", "Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026, but the README and authentication page still advertise a free tier of 1,000 requests a day", "A critical advisory in April 2026 (CVSS 10) for CI runs that trusted untrusted repositories", "Usage statistics on by default, with one setting to turn them off", "Pre-1.0 at 0.63.0, and Gemini models only" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to true only for trusted inputs in CI. Since 0.39.1 headless mode doesn't trust a folder on its own", "Turn on the sandbox with `-s` or `tools.sandbox`, and pick a proxied Seatbelt profile on macOS to cut network", "Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` to false to stop usage statistics", "Since 0.63.0, plans run without interactive confirmation in non-interactive mode, so set the approval mode explicitly before a headless run", "Authenticate with a paid Gemini API key or Vertex credentials. A Google sign-in works only for Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 66.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 88, "payments": 20, "reliability": 71, "schema": 93, "security": 67, "transparency": 85 }, "provenanceScore": 93 }, "connect": { "install": "npm i -g @google/gemini-cli # or: brew install gemini-cli", "headless": { "run": "gemini -p \"fix the failing test\" --output-format json --approval-mode auto_edit" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gemini-cli" }, "sameCompany": [ "gemini-api", "gemini-embedding", "vertex-ai-tuning", "google-model-armor", "google-imagen", "google-veo", "google-lyria", "google-speech-to-text", "gemini-live", "google-adk", "google-secret-manager", "google-cloud-document-ai", "google-weather-api", "chrome-devtools-mcp", "google-maps-platform", "google-cloud-translation", "google-calendar-api", "firebase-cloud-messaging", "google-drive-api", "gemini-enterprise", "google-search-console", "google-ads-api", "google-forms", "google-sheets-api", "gmail-api", "google-people-api" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/tos-privacy", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://aistudio.google.com/status", "changelog": "https://geminicli.com/docs/changelogs", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The docs are on geminicli.com. The terms page there maps each sign-in method to its own terms and privacy notice (Gemini Code Assist, the Gemini API unpaid and paid services, Google Cloud).", "The status page is the Gemini API's. We found no status page for Gemini Code Assist sign-ins.", "Legal entity, domain date and security.txt for google.com are from the gemini-api listing's check of 26 September 2026." ], "score": 93 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "gemini-cli", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://aistudio.google.com/status", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T21:49:53.992563495Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "google-gemini/gemini-cli", "version": "v0.64.0", "released": "2026-10-13", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:48:27.714115814Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@google/gemini-cli", "version": "0.64.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T02:48:27.488170794Z" } ], "githubStars": 107430, "npmWeekly": 236461, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T15:53:57.679955081Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://geminicli.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T14:25:05.894557385Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "google.com", "registered": "1997-09-15", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:31:32.666265227Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://geminicli.com/docs/changelogs", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:31:11.761435497Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-16T22:24:43.917434922Z", "fingerprint": "24695165e4c4" }, { "url": "https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/deprecations/code-assist-individuals", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:26:56.936804766Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "190698b01c9e" }, { "url": "https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/deprecations/features", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:28:07.985389586Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T23:00:36.755457202Z", "fingerprint": "aeb7fbfb42ee" }, { "url": "https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/tos-privacy", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:31:13.793589659Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-16T22:24:46.06478046Z", "fingerprint": "5c52aa00c74e" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:31:13.793589659Z" } }, "answer": "Gemini CLI scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "name": "Qoder CLI", "vendor": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "vendorUrl": "https://qoder.com/cli", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Qoder's terminal coding agent. It reads and edits files, runs commands and calls MCP servers under permission rules, with a `-p` headless mode, an Agent Client Protocol server and a TypeScript and Python Agent SDK. Needs a Qoder account.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json", "license": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qodercli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@qoder-ai/qoder-agent-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "qoder-agent-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`/login` or `qoder login` through a browser on a Qoder account, with background token refresh, or a Personal Access Token in `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` for CI, ACP clients and the SDK. A PAT is created at qoder.com/account/integrations with chosen permissions and an expiry, and can be revoked. Organisations can use service accounts with scoped tokens.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free gives basic models for a limited number of messages and a 14-day Pro trial with 300 credits. Pro is $20 a month (2,000 credits), Pro+ $60 (6,000) and Ultra $200 (20,000). Credit Packs cost $20 for 1,500 credits and expire after a month. Teams is $40 a seat a month with 3,000 credits, Enterprise $20 a seat with credits bought separately (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI or SDK docs, the pricing docs or the CLI release notes (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 4996, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.qoder.com/cli/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.qoder.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "free-tier" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 609, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-19. CLI 1.1.57 fixed \"a security issue where internal Git calls could execute repository configuration commands\", so opening an untrusted repository could run commands from its Git configuration. Fixed within the month and disclosed only as a release-note line, with no advisory, affected versions or CVE found. Inside six months, -2 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)", "2026-07-16. CLI 1.0.47 fixed the PreToolUse hook not taking effect in headless and SDK modes. The permissions page describes that hook as an interception that holds even in YOLO mode, so headless and SDK runs before the fix skipped organisation hooks. Fixed and noted in the release notes. Judgement call, -1 (https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md)" ], "verdict": "A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.", "bestFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "strengths": [ "Headless `-p` with text, json and stream-json output, `--max-turns`, and ask turned into deny", "Agent SDK for TypeScript and Python that drives the CLI with approval callbacks, hooks and session control", "Documented exit codes and Result error subtypes for scripts and SDK hosts", "Personal Access Tokens with chosen permissions and expiry, and scoped service accounts for organisations", "74 dated releases in the 90 days to 16 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path", "Usage and AI code statistics are on by default, and content use for improvement depends on the plan", "Closed source with no public CI, issue tracker or security advisories, and the audit log leaves out CLI execution", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or status page found", "Agent SDK release notes stop at 1.0.41 on 15 September while npm has 1.0.53" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run", "Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks", "Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)", "Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local", "Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 35, "reliability": 51, "schema": 81, "security": 55, "transparency": 51 }, "provenanceScore": 76 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://qoder.com/install | bash", "headless": { "env": { "QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "\u003ctoken\u003e" }, "run": "qoder -p \"Review these changes and list potential issues\" --output-format json --permission-mode accept_edits --max-turns 20" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/qoder-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "2,000 credits a month" }, { "item": "Credit Pack", "unit": "tx", "usd": 20, "note": "1,500 credits, expires after one month, not refundable" }, { "item": "Teams", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 40, "note": "3,000 credits a seat a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED", "domain": "qoder.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-08-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "privacy": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "The terms of service (last updated 29 April 2026) name BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED as the provider of the Services. The privacy policy (last updated 12 May 2026) describes it as a Singapore registered entity, with a DPO at intldpo@qoder.com.", "We didn't name a parent company, because neither the terms nor the privacy policy names one.", "qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt and docs.qoder.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 18 October 2026.", "No status page was found, and status.qoder.com didn't resolve.", "RDAP (Verisign) gives qoder.com a registration date of 21 August 2009, long before the product.", "qoder.com's robots.txt disallows /pricing, so prices come from docs.qoder.com/account/pricing.md." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "qoder-cli", "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/qoder-cli.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:24.344546027Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ad416e727d33" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/lite-model-tier-retirement-notice.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:19.692659395Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6c149bbabe94" }, { "url": "https://docs.qoder.com/release-notes/model-consumption-reference-update.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:29:22.276830732Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "bc85b1b0ed5c" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:08.120044012Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2117f74023c8" }, { "url": "https://qoder.com/product-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b0a4a5ea5693" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:36:10.318722396Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google", "b": "Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0", "b": "Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-06", "b": "2026-10-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "107k stars", "b": "5k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "3.5/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Gemini CLI scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Gemini CLI or Qoder CLI?" }, { "answer": "Gemini CLI is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Qoder CLI.", "question": "Are Gemini CLI and Qoder CLI open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 71 against 51", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 93 against 81", "Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 55", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 88 against 72", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 89 against 64" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Teams with a paid Gemini API key, Vertex AI credentials or existing Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences that want an open-source harness with documented headless output.", "slug": "gemini-cli", "watchFor": "Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.", "slug": "qoder-cli", "watchFor": "No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Jules vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": 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"json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Gemini CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Harness vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Paperclip vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Parallax vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-qoder-cli" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 20, "edge": "gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": 71, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "qoder-cli": 51, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": 93, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "qoder-cli": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "qoder-cli", "gemini-cli": 78, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "qoder-cli": 80, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": 67, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "qoder-cli": 55, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "qoder-cli", "gemini-cli": 20, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "qoder-cli": 35, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 16, "edge": "gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": 88, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "qoder-cli": 72, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": 89, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "qoder-cli": 64, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Gemini CLI scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "gemini-cli": "Apache-2.0, with 16 stable releases since 3 July and documented headless output. Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026, and the README still advertises a free tier. Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network.", "qoder-cli": "A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "Gemini CLI scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Gemini CLI: grade B, 66.7/100, rank #307 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-cli.json\n- Qoder CLI: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #609 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qoder-cli.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Gemini CLI (B)\n\nGood for: Teams with a paid Gemini API key, Vertex AI credentials or existing Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences that want an open-source harness with documented headless output.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 71 against 51\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 93 against 81\n- Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 55\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 88 against 72\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 89 against 64\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network\n\n### Qoder CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n\nWatch for: No local sandbox is documented, and `auto` mode approves read-only tools on any path\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Gemini CLI | Qoder CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 71 | 51 | Gemini CLI +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 93 | 81 | Gemini CLI +12 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 80 | Qoder CLI +2 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 67 | 55 | Gemini CLI +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 35 | Qoder CLI +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 88 | 72 | Gemini CLI +16 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 89 | 64 | Gemini CLI +25 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **66.7 · B** | **59.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Gemini CLI | Qoder CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Google | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | |\n| Popularity | 107k stars | 5k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Gemini CLI.** Apache-2.0, with 16 stable releases since 3 July and documented headless output. Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026, and the README still advertises a free tier. Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network.\n\n**Qoder CLI.** A closed-source terminal agent with a documented headless mode, an ACP server, typed TypeScript and Python SDKs and near-daily releases. Permission rules and modes are detailed, but no local sandbox is documented, usage statistics are on by default, and security fixes appear only as one-line release notes with no advisories or disclosure policy.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Gemini CLI\n\n1. Set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to true only for trusted inputs in CI. Since 0.39.1 headless mode doesn't trust a folder on its own\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `-s` or `tools.sandbox`, and pick a proxied Seatbelt profile on macOS to cut network\n3. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` to false to stop usage statistics\n4. Since 0.63.0, plans run without interactive confirmation in non-interactive mode, so set the approval mode explicitly before a headless run\n5. Authenticate with a paid Gemini API key or Vertex credentials. A Google sign-in works only for Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences\n\n### Qoder CLI\n\n1. Set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI. The browser sign-in can't complete in a headless run\n2. Pass `--permission-mode` with `--allowed-tools` in headless runs. Every ask is denied, and `--yolo` removes all checks\n3. Set `--max-turns` on unattended runs, and branch on exit codes 41 (authentication) and 53 (turn limit)\n4. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` and `aiCodeStatistics.enabled` to false in ~/.qoder/settings.json if usage data must stay local\n5. Don't pass `--model lite`. The Lite tier was removed on 18 September 2026 and headless requests naming it fail\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Gemini CLI or Qoder CLI?\n\nGemini CLI scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Qoder CLI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Are Gemini CLI and Qoder CLI open source?\n\nGemini CLI is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Qoder CLI.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-qoder-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gemini-cli\", \"b\": \"qoder-cli\"}`. 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