Gemini CLI vs. Toad

Feature	Gemini CLI	Toad

Tagline	An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://geminicli.com	https://batrachian.ai
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	June 24, 2025	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 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	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Depends on underlying agent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#42 · 61.4% ±4.1 ¹
Supported Models	Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	Free	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	Free
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active