AutoHand vs. Gemini CLI
| Feature | AutoHand | Gemini CLI |
|---|---|---|
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| Tagline | Autonomous coding agent that reads, reasons, and writes code across your project | An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal |
| Website | https://autohand.ai | https://geminicli.com |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Release Date | March 21, 2026 | June 24, 2025 |
| Last Updated | April 28, 2026 | June 3, 2026 |
| Provider Type | Independent | AI Lab |
| MCP Support | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-Agent Support | Yes | Yes |
| Git Integration | deep | deep |
| Multi-File Editing | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Test Running | Yes | Yes |
| Sandbox / Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Image / Multimodal Input | Yes | Yes |
| Voice Mode | No | No |
| IDE Integration | VS Code, Zed, JetBrains | VS Code |
| Hooks / Extensions | Yes | Yes |
| Web Search | Yes | Yes |
| Local Model Support | Yes | No |
| Context Window | Model-dependent; auto-compaction | 1M tokens |
| Terminal Bench 2.0 | #42 · 61.4% ±4.1 2 | |
| Supported Models | 200+ via OpenRouter: Claude, GPT, Grok, Gemini, Ollama, llama.cpp, MLX | Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Price Range | Free (BYOK) / Paid (commercial >$5M ARR) | Free (1,000 req/day) |
| Source Code Availability | Open Source (Apache-2.0) | Open Source (Apache-2.0) |
| Source Code | https://github.com/autohandai/code-cli | https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli |
| Development State | active | active |
2 Gemini CLI tested with Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal Bench v2.0.
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