Gemini CLI vs. Vix

Feature	Gemini CLI	Vix
Tagline	An open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal	Sleek, Fast and Token Efficient AI Coding Agent
Website	https://geminicli.com	https://getvix.dev
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	June 24, 2025	June 1, 2026
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	June 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	shallow
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	N/A
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	1M tokens	Model Dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#42 · 61.4% ±4.1 1	#1 · 90.0% ±2.1 2
Supported Models	Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro	Anthropic Models (Opus 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6), OpenAI (GPT-5.1 / o3 / 4o), MiniMax, Xiaomin MiMo and 300+ Models on OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Free	$0
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (1,000 req/day)	$0
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/kirby88/vix
Development State	active	active

¹ Gemini CLI tested with Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal Bench v2.0.

² Vix tested with Claude Opus 4.7 on Terminal Bench v2.0.