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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": "2026-10-27", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 64.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 455, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 12, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 88, "payments": 20, "reliability": 71, "schema": 93, "security": 67, "transparency": 90 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-01" }, "negative": -7, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-04-24. GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g (CVE-2026-12537), critical. 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 (-2) (https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g)", "2026-06-18. Google sign-in for individuals ended on 18 June 2026. The README was corrected on 16 October 2026, but the quota and pricing page (last updated 18 June 2026, read on 1 November) still opens by describing a generous free tier, with 1,000 requests a day by Google sign-in and 250 by an unpaid key, so the claim is misleading. With the README and the authentication page corrected and the page's own banner saying unpaid-tier users moved to Antigravity CLI, the claim now stands on one page, so the deduction is -2, as routerplus and openbb take for one page advertising a free tier that isn't there (https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/quota-and-pricing/)", "2026-09-08 and 2026-09-23. 0.59.0 \"Prevented Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) during Model Context Protocol (MCP) OAuth metadata discovery and authentication\" and 0.61.0 \"Prevented indirect prompt injection vulnerabilities via build file modifications and untrusted flags\". Both are released fixes of flaws in the CLI's own code, and SECURITY.md says disclosure goes through GitHub Security Advisories, but OSV has no advisory for either, so -3, one term for both (https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/changelogs/index.md)" ], "verdict": "Apache-2.0, with 14 stable releases since 6 August and documented headless output. Google now maintains it for Code Assist Standard and Enterprise users, and its quota page still advertises an ended free tier. Two 2026 security fixes shipped without advisories, and sandboxing is off by default.", "bestFor": "Teams with Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences, or paid Gemini API or Vertex AI credentials, that want an open-source harness with documented headless output.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0 licence, with CI and end-to-end workflows in the repository and priority-labelled issue triage", "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 quota and pricing page still advertises a free tier of 1,000 requests a day", "SSRF and prompt-injection fixes in 0.59.0 and 0.61.0 shipped with no published advisory", "Usage statistics on by default, with one setting to turn them off", "Pre-1.0 at 0.66.0, Gemini models only, and not optimised for the Gemini 4 series" ], "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. 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You pay for the coding agents it runs, through your own subscriptions or API keys (checked 2026-11-07).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No payment protocol in the repository or README (checked 2026-11-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/imbue-ai/sculptor#readme", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "mit", "desktop-app", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-11-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 966, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 37, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 50, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 60, "reliability": 43, "schema": 45, "security": 57, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-11-07" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Imbue's open-source app for parallel coding agents in isolated workspaces, with telemetry off until you choose otherwise. It's an experimental research preview that warns of bugs and drastic changes, Mac and Linux only, with no changelog.", "bestFor": "Developers who want parallel coding agents in isolated workspaces and are fine with a research preview.", "strengths": [ "Each workspace is an isolated copy of the code, reviewed and merged back", "Analytics, error reporting and session recording default to off, with consent at first run", "Built-in skills for agentic development", "MIT from Imbue, with CI on pull requests" ], "weaknesses": [ "Labelled an experimental research preview that may change drastically", "Mac (Apple Silicon) and Linux only", "No changelog file", "Few outside contributions accepted for now" ], "agentNotes": [ "Download from the README's links, connect a repository and create a workspace before prompting", "Review the diff before merging a workspace back to main" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 50, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 60, "reliability": 43, "schema": 45, "security": 57, "transparency": 73 }, "provenanceScore": 40, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-07", "maintenance": "2026-11-07", "payments": "2026-11-07", "reliability": "2026-11-07", "schema": "2026-11-07", "security": "2026-11-07", "transparency": "2026-11-07" }, "last": "2026-11-07", "oldest": "2026-11-07", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "Download for Mac (Apple Silicon) or Linux from the README" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sculptor" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Imbue, Inc.", "domain": "imbue.com", "domainRegistered": "", "domainNote": "Not looked up: RDAP isn't requested under the 1 November 2026 rules.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-07", "notes": [ "The licence names Imbue, Inc.. The repository is github.com/imbue-ai/sculptor." ], "score": 40 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sculptor.json", "live": { "slug": "sculptor", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://imbue.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:32.925074454Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:32.925074454Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 48, "category": "schema", "leads": "gemini-cli", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "Framework reading. settings.schema.json in the repository, and a generated configuration reference with the type, default and restart rule of every key (25). llms.txt at geminicli.com serving the documentation as Markdown (10). Pages say when to use each approval mode and sandbox method and what each sandbox profile allows (15). Approval modes, sandbox commands and Seatbelt profiles are enums (13). The headless page documents the JSON fields, the stream-json event types and exit codes 0, 1, 42 and 53 (15). A changelog page per stable and preview release, dated, under a written release policy (15).", "b": "Harness reading. A README, specs and agent docs in the repository; no API reference (45)." }, "scores": { "a": 93, "b": 45 } }, { "by": 40, "category": "payments", "leads": "sculptor", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "Harness reading of the published rubric. No payment protocol (0). Token prices and plan prices are public without a login (20). The 1,000 requests a day Google sign-in tier ended on 18 June 2026. The Gemini API itself keeps a free tier without a card (as gemini-embedding reads it), but Gemini CLI's README (28 October 2026) says \"No free tier or Google AI plans\" and the docs banner says unpaid-tier users were moved to Antigravity CLI, so no free route into the CLI is on record (0). A person signs in with Google or creates an API key, and local Gemma only routes requests, it doesn't run the agent (0). 0 + 20 + 0 + 0 = 20.", "b": "Free self-hosted software with nothing to buy, so 0 for a protocol and 20 each for public pricing, a free tier and onboarding with no sign-up, 60." }, "scores": { "a": 20, "b": 60 } }, { "by": 33, "category": "transparency", "leads": "gemini-cli", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Apache-2.0 (30). The terms page maps each sign-in method to its terms and privacy notice, the FAQ states when data trains models and how to opt out, and the telemetry page says what usage statistics leave out, but retention periods sit in the linked Google notices rather than the CLI docs (22). Dated deprecation notices exist. The 19 May 2026 Google blog gives the 18 June 2026 shutdown, and the Code Assist pages give 9 October 2026 for the end of new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions and the January and December 2027 renewal dates. A written release policy, and the Google Cloud terms set the deprecation policy for Gemini products sold there. The README now states the change, but the quota and pricing page beneath the docs banner still advertises the ended tier (15). Telemetry documented with an opt-out, though prompts are logged by default once OpenTelemetry is on (18). 30 + 22 + 15 + 18 = 85.", "b": "MIT (30). Consent-based telemetry documented in the repository (18 of 30). The README warns of drastic changes during the research preview, with no deprecation policy (5). Opt-in telemetry (20). 30 + 18 + 5 + 20 = 73." }, "scores": { "a": 90, "b": 57 } }, { "by": 28, "category": "reliability", "leads": "gemini-cli", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Local-package reading. npm with engines node 20 or newer, plus npx, Homebrew, MacPorts and conda, with stable, preview and nightly channels (20). Public CI with ci.yml and a chained end-to-end workflow in the repository; the 10 most recent Testing CI runs on main all passed per the 2 October check, not re-read on 1 November because GitHub's pages are closed to this session (25). 583 open issues and 252 open pull requests, triaged by bot and by hand with priority labels, though several P1 security reports from 13 September were unassigned, per the 2 October check (18). releases.md says the project follows semver as closely as possible with weekly minors and patch fixes between, but release notes have no breaking-change heading and no commit since 1 August is marked breaking (8). 0.66.0, pre-1.0 (0). 20 + 25 + 18 + 8 + 0 = 71.", "b": "Local software. Desktop downloads for Mac (Apple Silicon), Linux and Linux ARM64 (20). checks.yml and a PR gate run on the repository; pass state not read (15). GitHub issues and pull requests weren't read (GitHub's pages refuse these sessions), so that line is scored absent (0). sculptor-v tags up to v0.49.0, no changelog file (8). 0.x and labelled a research preview (0). 20 + 15 + 0 + 8 + 0 = 43." }, "scores": { "a": 71, "b": 43 } }, { "by": 28, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "gemini-cli", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "Framework reading, adapted to a harness driven by a pipeline. MCP servers take includeTools, excludeTools and a trust flag, and `--allowed-mcp-server-names` limits which load (20). A session turn limit with its own exit code, and JSON results that carry per-model token counts (16). Documented exit codes and an error object in JSON output (18). `--resume` and checkpointing (14). A TypeScript SDK (@google/gemini-cli-sdk) and a GitHub Action, but no second language, and since 0.39.1 a CI run has to set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to work in its own checkout (10).", "b": "Harness reading. 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GitHub issues and pull requests weren't read (GitHub's pages refuse these sessions), so that line is scored absent; the README says Imbue can't take many outside contributions yet (0). Current official downloads (15). 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Sculptor leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "gemini-cli": "Apache-2.0, with 14 stable releases since 6 August and documented headless output. Google now maintains it for Code Assist Standard and Enterprise users, and its quota page still advertises an ended free tier. Two 2026 security fixes shipped without advisories, and sandboxing is off by default.", "sculptor": "Imbue's open-source app for parallel coding agents in isolated workspaces, with telemetry off until you choose otherwise. It's an experimental research preview that warns of bugs and drastic changes, Mac and Linux only, with no changelog." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor.min.md" }, "markdown": "Gemini CLI scores 64.8 (B) on agent readiness against Sculptor's 53.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Sculptor leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Gemini CLI: grade B, 64.8/100, rank #455 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-cli.json\n- Sculptor: grade D, 53.1/100, rank #966 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sculptor.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sculptor.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 1500 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 Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences, or paid Gemini API or Vertex AI credentials, that want an open-source harness with documented headless output.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 71 against 43\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 93 against 45\n- Agent ergonomics, 78 against 50\n- Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 57\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 88 against 75\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 90 against 57\n\nWatch for: Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network\n\n### Sculptor (D)\n\nGood for: Developers who want parallel coding agents in isolated workspaces and are fine with a research preview.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- No incidents deducted, where Gemini CLI loses 7 points for them\n\nWatch for: Labelled an experimental research preview that may change drastically\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Gemini CLI +48\n\n- Gemini CLI (93): Framework reading. settings.schema.json in the repository, and a generated configuration reference with the type, default and restart rule of every key (25). llms.txt at geminicli.com serving the documentation as Markdown (10). Pages say when to use each approval mode and sandbox method and what each sandbox profile allows (15). Approval modes, sandbox commands and Seatbelt profiles are enums (13). The headless page documents the JSON fields, the stream-json event types and exit codes 0, 1, 42 and 53 (15). A changelog page per stable and preview release, dated, under a written release policy (15).\n- Sculptor (45): Harness reading. A README, specs and agent docs in the repository; no API reference (45).\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: Sculptor +40\n\n- Gemini CLI (20): Harness reading of the published rubric. No payment protocol (0). Token prices and plan prices are public without a login (20). The 1,000 requests a day Google sign-in tier ended on 18 June 2026. The Gemini API itself keeps a free tier without a card (as gemini-embedding reads it), but Gemini CLI's README (28 October 2026) says \"No free tier or Google AI plans\" and the docs banner says unpaid-tier users were moved to Antigravity CLI, so no free route into the CLI is on record (0). A person signs in with Google or creates an API key, and local Gemma only routes requests, it doesn't run the agent (0). 0 + 20 + 0 + 0 = 20.\n- Sculptor (60): Free self-hosted software with nothing to buy, so 0 for a protocol and 20 each for public pricing, a free tier and onboarding with no sign-up, 60.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: Gemini CLI +33\n\n- Gemini CLI (90): Apache-2.0 (30). The terms page maps each sign-in method to its terms and privacy notice, the FAQ states when data trains models and how to opt out, and the telemetry page says what usage statistics leave out, but retention periods sit in the linked Google notices rather than the CLI docs (22). Dated deprecation notices exist. The 19 May 2026 Google blog gives the 18 June 2026 shutdown, and the Code Assist pages give 9 October 2026 for the end of new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions and the January and December 2027 renewal dates. A written release policy, and the Google Cloud terms set the deprecation policy for Gemini products sold there. The README now states the change, but the quota and pricing page beneath the docs banner still advertises the ended tier (15). Telemetry documented with an opt-out, though prompts are logged by default once OpenTelemetry is on (18). 30 + 22 + 15 + 18 = 85.\n- Sculptor (57): MIT (30). Consent-based telemetry documented in the repository (18 of 30). The README warns of drastic changes during the research preview, with no deprecation policy (5). Opt-in telemetry (20). 30 + 18 + 5 + 20 = 73.\n\n### Reliability: Gemini CLI +28\n\n- Gemini CLI (71): Local-package reading. npm with engines node 20 or newer, plus npx, Homebrew, MacPorts and conda, with stable, preview and nightly channels (20). Public CI with ci.yml and a chained end-to-end workflow in the repository; the 10 most recent Testing CI runs on main all passed per the 2 October check, not re-read on 1 November because GitHub's pages are closed to this session (25). 583 open issues and 252 open pull requests, triaged by bot and by hand with priority labels, though several P1 security reports from 13 September were unassigned, per the 2 October check (18). releases.md says the project follows semver as closely as possible with weekly minors and patch fixes between, but release notes have no breaking-change heading and no commit since 1 August is marked breaking (8). 0.66.0, pre-1.0 (0). 20 + 25 + 18 + 8 + 0 = 71.\n- Sculptor (43): Local software. Desktop downloads for Mac (Apple Silicon), Linux and Linux ARM64 (20). checks.yml and a PR gate run on the repository; pass state not read (15). GitHub issues and pull requests weren't read (GitHub's pages refuse these sessions), so that line is scored absent (0). sculptor-v tags up to v0.49.0, no changelog file (8). 0.x and labelled a research preview (0). 20 + 15 + 0 + 8 + 0 = 43.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Gemini CLI +28\n\n- Gemini CLI (78): Framework reading, adapted to a harness driven by a pipeline. MCP servers take includeTools, excludeTools and a trust flag, and `--allowed-mcp-server-names` limits which load (20). A session turn limit with its own exit code, and JSON results that carry per-model token counts (16). Documented exit codes and an error object in JSON output (18). `--resume` and checkpointing (14). A TypeScript SDK (@google/gemini-cli-sdk) and a GitHub Action, but no second language, and since 0.39.1 a CI run has to set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to work in its own checkout (10).\n- Sculptor (50): Harness reading. Workspaces as isolated copies, review and merge back, and built-in skills (50).\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Gemini CLI +13\n\n- Gemini CLI (88): 0.66.0 on 2026-10-27 (30). 14 stable releases from 3 August to 1 November (0.54.0, 0.54.4, 0.55.1 and 0.56.0 to 0.66.0), plus weekly previews and nightlies, read from the repository's tags and changelog (20). 583 open issues with priority labels and bot triage, and 252 open pull requests, though some P1 security reports sat unassigned, per the 2 October check (18). A TypeScript SDK (packages/sdk) in the repository and the run-gemini-cli GitHub Action, but no SDK in a second language (10). CI, nightly evals and an Allstar policy (10). 30 + 20 + 18 + 10 + 10 = 88.\n- Sculptor (75): Commits on 6 November 2026 and frequent tagged versions (30). More than three releases in 90 days (20). GitHub issues and pull requests weren't read (GitHub's pages refuse these sessions), so that line is scored absent; the README says Imbue can't take many outside contributions yet (0). Current official downloads (15). CI on pull requests (10). 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 10 = 75.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Gemini CLI | Sculptor | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 71 | 43 | Gemini CLI +28 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 93 | 45 | Gemini CLI +48 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 50 | Gemini CLI +28 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 67 | 57 | Gemini CLI +10 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 60 | Sculptor +40 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 88 | 75 | Gemini CLI +13 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 90 | 57 | Gemini CLI +33 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -7 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64.8 · B** | **53.1 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Gemini CLI | Sculptor |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Google | Imbue, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-27 | 2026-11-06 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Popularity | 107k stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Gemini CLI\n\n- -2.0 on 1 November 2026: correction\n- +0.1 on 27 October 2026: checklist\n- -5.3 on 10 October 2026 (BB to B): new evidence, correction, negative event\n\n### Sculptor\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Gemini CLI.** Apache-2.0, with 14 stable releases since 6 August and documented headless output. Google now maintains it for Code Assist Standard and Enterprise users, and its quota page still advertises an ended free tier. Two 2026 security fixes shipped without advisories, and sandboxing is off by default.\n\n**Sculptor.** Imbue's open-source app for parallel coding agents in isolated workspaces, with telemetry off until you choose otherwise. It's an experimental research preview that warns of bugs and drastic changes, Mac and Linux only, with no changelog.\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### Sculptor\n\n1. Download from the README's links, connect a repository and create a workspace before prompting\n2. Review the diff before merging a workspace back to main\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Gemini CLI or Sculptor?\n\nGemini CLI scores 64.8 (B) on agent readiness against Sculptor's 53.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Sculptor leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Are Gemini CLI and Sculptor open source?\n\nYes. Gemini CLI is open source (Apache-2.0). Sculptor is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-sculptor.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gemini-cli\", \"b\": \"sculptor\"}`. 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