Wednesday, February 04, 2026

AI tools: Gemini CLI vs Antigravity

Google made it confusing... most likely since Antigravity was not planned, but emerged from acquiring Windsurf team... The benefit of both is easy and free access to Gemini AI, while Antigravity also includes (limited free) support for Anthropic models. 

Gemini CLI and Antigravity are both Google-powered AI development tools,
but they serve different purposes:
  • Gemini CLI is a terminal-based assistant for quick tasks and command-driven workflows, while
  • Anti-Gravity is a full, agentic IDE environment designed for comprehensive, multi-file project management and autonomous coding. 
Anti-Gravity excels in complex, multi-part projects, acting like a team member that can navigate codebases, while Gemini CLI works best for focused, developer-supervised tasks.

NEW Gemini CLI 2.0 Update is INSANE (FREE!) - YouTube

Gemini CLI is an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. It is designed to be a terminal-first, extensible, and powerful tool for developers, engineers, SREs, and beyond.

Gemini CLI integrates with your local environment. It can read and edit files, execute shell commands, and search the web, all while maintaining your project context.

Gemini CLI installation, execution, and deployment | Gemini CLI

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

gemini

or

npx @google/gemini-cli


Gemini CLI + VS Code: Native diffing and context-aware workflows - Google Developers Blog

Gemini Code Assist - Visual Studio Marketplace

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