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Codebuff vs Gemini CLI

Codebuff or Gemini CLI? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Chat about your code, Runs commands, Reviews pull requests, Command line, Choice of models, Builds agents and workflows
  • Only Codebuff states: Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, API, Official SDKs
  • Only Gemini CLI states: VS Code

Codebuff

Codebuff is an open-source terminal coding agent that analyzes repositories, edits files, runs commands, and reviews code.

Plans

Strong — 1× usage

  • $ 100 /mo
  • Access the strongest coding agent
  • Use all modes with higher usage limits
  • 1× usage

Strong — 2.5× usage

  • $ 200 /mo
  • Access the strongest coding agent
  • Use all modes with higher usage limits
  • 2.5× usage

Strong — 7× usage

  • $ 500 /mo
  • Access the strongest coding agent
  • Use all modes with higher usage limits
  • 7× usage

Pay as you go

  • 1¢ /credit
  • No subscription required
  • Credits are consumed based on task complexity
  • Buy only the credits you need

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Chat about your code — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
  • Agent that edits files — “Surgical Code Edits Makes pinpoint changes while respecting your codebase's existing structure and style” source
  • Knows the whole codebase — “Codebuff deeply understands your entire codebase structure, dependencies, and patterns to generate code that other AI tools can't match.” source
  • Runs commands — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
  • Reviews pull requests — “It can also run CLI commands, adjust build configs, review code, and answer questions about your repo.” source
  • Command line — “npm install -g codebuff” source
  • Choice of models — “It's like the Claude Code SDK, but with more power: you can choose your model, customize prompts, and seamlessly mix in programmatic code to steer your agent.” source
  • API — “All you need is a Codebuff API Key to get started ( click here to get one in 10 seconds ). Then simply call run() on the SDK client:” source
  • Official SDKs — “We are launching the open source Codebuff Agent SDK , so you too can delete your spaghetti code and make agents that compete with the best!” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “Using our npm package , you can define agents, use any model on OpenRouter, and run them programmatically.” source
About Codebuff

Gemini CLI

Open-source terminal agent for understanding code, editing files, running commands, searching the web, and automating developer workflows.

Plans

Free

Free

  • Unlimited public/private repositories
  • Dependabot security and version updates
  • 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month
  • 500MB of Packages storage
  • Issues & Projects
  • Community support

Team

  • $4 USD per user/month
  • Access to GitHub Codespaces
  • Repository rules
  • Multiple reviewers in pull requests
  • Draft pull requests
  • Code owners
  • 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month

Enterprise

  • Starting at $21 USD per user/month
  • Data residency
  • Enterprise Managed Users
  • User provisioning through SCIM
  • Enterprise Account to centrally manage multiple organizations
  • Environment protection rules
  • Audit Log API

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Chat about your code — “Debug issues and troubleshoot with natural language” source
  • Runs commands — “Built-in tools : Google Search grounding, file operations, shell commands, web fetching.” source
  • Reviews pull requests — “Pull Request Reviews : Automated code review with contextual feedback and suggestions” source
  • VS Code — “IDE Integration - VS Code companion.” source
  • Command line — “Terminal-first : Designed for developers who live in the command line.” source
  • Choice of models — “Model selection : Choose specific Gemini models” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “Custom Workflows : Build automated, scheduled and on-demand workflows tailored to your team's needs” source

Latest updates

  • Release v0.62.0-preview.0 (v0.62.0-preview.0)

    Formats MCP tool call titles as structured signatures, separates explanations, retains OAuth refresh tokens, and makes credential deletion idempotent.

  • Release v0.61.0 (v0.61.0)

    Preserves versioned Flash model IDs, prevents prompt injection via build files and untrusted flags, and hardens sandbox filesystem boundaries.

About Gemini CLI