Best Gemini CLI alternatives
5 tools developers use instead of Gemini CLI, ranked by popularity. 5 offer a free plan and 3 are open source. Updated October 2026.
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Open-source, git-aware AI pair programmer that runs in your terminal. Same project as "Aider Chat" elsewhere in this directory, now maintained at Aider-AI/aider.
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Open-source terminal coding agent with a TUI that works with any model provider, including local models, and supports LSP, MCP and custom agents.
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Open-source AI agent from Block, runnable as a desktop app or CLI, connecting to external systems via MCP and now governed by the Agentic AI Foundation.