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Gemini CLI Pricing

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At a glance

Standard/Enterprise/Google Cloud access continues; unpaid and Google One users move to Antigravity CLI on 18 Jun 2026

Self-hosting cost

Gemini CLI is open source — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.

Free & cheaper Terminal & CLI Tools

same category, free plan or open-source license

Ghosttyopen sourceFreeCodexFree/Go/Plus/Pro/Business/Edu/Enterprise plan access; API-key usage-based for CLI, SDK, and IDE workflows. API-key access does not include cloud features such as GitHub code review or Slack integration.Oh My ClaudeCodeopen sourceFree and open source (MIT). Uses your existing Claude Code subscription and API credits.Hermes Agentopen sourceFree (open-source)
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FAQ

How much does Gemini CLI cost?

Standard/Enterprise/Google Cloud access continues; unpaid and Google One users move to Antigravity CLI on 18 Jun 2026

Does Gemini CLI have a free plan?

Yes — Gemini CLI is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host Gemini CLI for free?

Gemini CLI is open source — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.

What are free or cheaper Gemini CLI alternatives?

Ghostty, Codex, Oh My ClaudeCode are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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