Gemini CLI vs jcode

Feature	Gemini CLI	jcode

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal	Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal, written in Rust
Website	https://geminicli.com	https://jcode.sh
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	June 24, 2025	January 5, 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	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	Antigravity, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (ACP), Zed (ACP)	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
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	25+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Copilot, MiniMax, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, xAI, Cerebras, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	-	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Free	Freemium, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free (BYOK) / $10-1,000/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli	https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode
Development State	active	active