Comparison

Augment Code vs Gemini CLI

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Augment Code

A context engine for large enterprise codebases.

  • + Built for huge codebases
  • + Enterprise-grade context retrieval
  • − Closed and enterprise-priced
  • − Not BYOK-friendly

Gemini CLI

Google's open-source terminal agent for Gemini.

  • + Open source and free to start
  • + Tight Gemini grounding (search, docs)
  • − Gemini models only
  • − Newer than incumbents
Spec Augment Code Gemini CLI
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Proprietary Apache-2.0
Open source No Yes
Self-hostable No No
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing paid freemium
Starting price Custom (enterprise) Free tier with Gemini API
Models custom gemini
Languages multi typescript
GitHub stars 105.5k
Last activity 2026-06-25