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Cursor vs Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

The AI-first code editor built on VS Code.

  • + Familiar VS Code workflow with native AI
  • + @-mentions reduce hallucinated APIs
  • − Closed source editor
  • − Best features behind the paid tier

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 Cursor 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 freemium freemium
Starting price $20/mo (Pro) Free tier with Gemini API
Models claude, gpt, gemini, custom gemini
Languages multi typescript
GitHub stars — 105.5k
Last activity — 2026-06-25