Gemini CLI vs Zero

Feature	Gemini CLI	Zero

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers
Website	https://geminicli.com	https://zero.gitlawb.com/
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	June 24, 2025	May 28, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
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	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	Antigravity, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (ACP), Zed (ACP)	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Terminal Bench	#15 · 65.8% ±2.7 (Terminal-Bench 2.1) ¹
Supported Models	Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro	25+ providers: GitLawb OpenGateway (default), AI/ML API, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, ChatGPT/Codex, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, Qwen, Moonshot, MiniMax, Bedrock, Vertex, Z.ai, KiloCode, OpenCode Zen/Go; local via Ollama and LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	-	ChatGPT SuperGrok X Premium+
Pricing Model	Free	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero
Development State	active	active