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0 pointsxnx8mo ago0 comments

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

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apwell238mo ago

no. CC is not just a cli. Its cli + their pro/max plan.

gemini cli is very expensive.

xnxOP8mo ago

Isn't Gemini CLI 1000 requests/day free?

https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini...

sunaookami8mo 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.

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upcoming-sesame8mo ago

Theoretically, practically it is riddled with rate limiting issues

https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502

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mark_l_watson8mo 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.

apwell238mo 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.

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SamDc738mo 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.

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apwell238mo ago

no. CC is not just a cli. Its cli + their pro/max plan.

gemini cli is very expensive.

xnxOP8mo ago

Isn't Gemini CLI 1000 requests/day free?

https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini...

sunaookami8mo 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.

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upcoming-sesame8mo ago

Theoretically, practically it is riddled with rate limiting issues

https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502

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mark_l_watson8mo 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.

apwell238mo 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.

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SamDc738mo 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.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse