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Pick up to four tools. Every cell comes from the YAML in the repo, with the date the pricing was last checked on the last row.
 GitHub Copilot CLI |  Gemini CLI | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | GitHub | Google |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | Apache-2.0 Open source |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Entry price | Free | Usage-based |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | — |
| Team seat | $19/user/mo | — |
| Included usage | 1,500 credits/mo Copilot Pro, worth about $15 | — |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | API list price |
| Part of a plan | GitHub Copilot | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Moonshot | Google |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |
| Features | ||
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | Claude Squad, cmux, dmux, JetBrains AI, OpenHands, Superset, Vibe Kanban, Warp, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-23 |