Gemini CLI vs IBM Bob

Feature	Gemini CLI	IBM Bob

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM
Website	https://geminicli.com	https://bob.ibm.com
Language	typescript	javascript
Release Date	June 24, 2025	September 2, 2025
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	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	Yes	No
IDE Integration	Antigravity, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (ACP), Zed (ACP)	Bob IDE
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	1M tokens	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench	#15 · 65.8% ±2.7 (Terminal-Bench 2.1) ¹
Supported Models	Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)
Pricing Model	Free	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free / $20-200/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob
Development State	active	active