Antigravity CLI vs Gemini CLI
Antigravity CLI (Google) and Gemini CLI (Google) side by side on public data, as of Oct 6, 2026.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | Antigravity CLI | Gemini CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse Score | 33 | 57 |
| Overall rank | #92 | #24 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 453K |
| Downloads, 7-day change | — | up 4.7% |
| Downloads, 30-day change | — | up 1.8% |
| VS Code installs | — | 1.1M |
| Marketplace rating | — | 4.1 / 5 (21) |
| GitHub stars | — | 107K |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | 3,581 | 2,855 |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 9 | 28 |
| Latest stable release | — | 0.62.0 · 7d ago |
| Stable releases, 90 days | ||
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | 65.8% · v2.1 |
| Price | Free | Varies |
| License | Apache-2.0 | |
| First released | May 2026 | June 2025 |
| Interfaces | CLI | CLI, IDE extension |
| Models | Google Gemini models (Gemini 3 per site) via a Gemini/Vertex AI API key or a Code Assist license |
Trends
Antigravity CLI
Google's terminal interface (`agy`) to the Antigravity agent platform, built in Go and announced at Google I/O on 2026-05-19 as the replacement for Gemini CLI. It supports background and multi-agent workflows.
Pricing: Antigravity's Individual plan is free with basic weekly rate limits; Google AI Pro and Ultra add higher limits and a credit pool (prices not shown on the pricing page); Business via Google Cloud starts at $30 per seat per month or pay-as-you-go.
Gemini CLI
Google's open-source terminal agent that brings Gemini models to the command line for code editing, shell commands and MCP tools. Since 2026-06-18 it no longer serves free, Google AI Pro/Ultra or Google One users, who were moved to Antigravity CLI.
Pricing: As of 2026-06-18 the free Code Assist for individuals tier and Google AI Pro/Ultra access ended; Gemini CLI continues with paid Gemini/Vertex API keys (pay as you go) and Gemini Code Assist Standard/Enterprise licenses (1,500/2,000 requests per user per day per the quota docs). Antigravity CLI is free to everyone.
Latest release 0.62.0:
- fix(a2a-server): add early return on unsupported store in tasks metadata endpoint
- Changelog for v0.61.0-preview.0
- Changelog for v0.60.0
- fix(core,acp): format MCP tool call titles as structured signatures and segregate explanations