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Is the case for using Claude Code much weaker now that Gemini CLI is out?

by xnx 1y ago

apwell23 1y ago
no. CC is not just a cli. Its cli + their pro/max plan. gemini cli is very expensive.
- mark_l_watson 1y ago
  Wait a minute, have you often run out of the gemini cli free daily quota? Their free quota is very generous because they are trying to get market/mind share.
  - apwell23 1y ago
    it switches to flash almost immediately like in 10-15 mins . flash sucks. And even switching is not smooth either. for me when the switch happens it just get stuck sitting there so i have to restart cli.
    - mark_l_watson 1y ago
      OK, thanks, I understand now what is happening. I use gemini-cli for one specific task at a time and sometimes just one 5 to 10 minute session a day. If I use long work sessions then I will add my API key and pay.
- SamDc73 1y ago
  They do have a subscription: it's $22/month, but the whole pricing and instructions is very confusing, it took me 15 min to figure it all out.
- xnx 1y ago
  Isn't Gemini CLI 1000 requests/day free? https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini-cli-open-source-ai-agent/#:~:text=To%20use%20Gemini%20CLI%20free,per%20day%20at%20no%20charge. https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini...
  - sunaookami 1y ago
    It's false advertising - 1000 model requests, not 1000 Gemini 2.5 Pro requests. It drops to Flash after 3-5 requests and Flash is useless.
    - laborcontract 1y ago
      Flash is very very good (better than 4.1 at faster speeds). Just not anywhere near 2.5 pro.
  - upcoming-sesame 1y ago
    Theoretically, practically it is riddled with rate limiting issues https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502 https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502
    - bdmorgan 1y ago
      We are working to resolve this. It's still in preview but expect to see healthy Gemini 2.5 Pro allocations for subscription customers in the near future.

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Is the case for using Claude Code much weaker now that Gemini CLI is out?

by xnx 1y ago

Is the case for using Claude Code much weaker now that Gemini CLI is out?

apwell23 1y ago
no. CC is not just a cli. Its cli + their pro/max plan. gemini cli is very expensive.
- mark_l_watson 1y ago
  Wait a minute, have you often run out of the gemini cli free daily quota? Their free quota is very generous because they are trying to get market/mind share.
  - apwell23 1y ago
    it switches to flash almost immediately like in 10-15 mins . flash sucks. And even switching is not smooth either. for me when the switch happens it just get stuck sitting there so i have to restart cli.
    - mark_l_watson 1y ago
      OK, thanks, I understand now what is happening. I use gemini-cli for one specific task at a time and sometimes just one 5 to 10 minute session a day. If I use long work sessions then I will add my API key and pay.
- SamDc73 1y ago
  They do have a subscription: it's $22/month, but the whole pricing and instructions is very confusing, it took me 15 min to figure it all out.
- xnx 1y ago
  Isn't Gemini CLI 1000 requests/day free? https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini-cli-open-source-ai-agent/#:~:text=To%20use%20Gemini%20CLI%20free,per%20day%20at%20no%20charge. https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini...
  - sunaookami 1y ago
    It's false advertising - 1000 model requests, not 1000 Gemini 2.5 Pro requests. It drops to Flash after 3-5 requests and Flash is useless.
    - laborcontract 1y ago
      Flash is very very good (better than 4.1 at faster speeds). Just not anywhere near 2.5 pro.
  - upcoming-sesame 1y ago
    Theoretically, practically it is riddled with rate limiting issues https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502 https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502
    - bdmorgan 1y ago
      We are working to resolve this. It's still in preview but expect to see healthy Gemini 2.5 Pro allocations for subscription customers in the near future.