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GitHub: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli

1. barbazoo ◴[25 Jun 25 14:30 UTC] No.44377774[source]▶

> To use Gemini CLI free-of-charge, simply login with a personal Google account to get a free Gemini Code Assist license. That free license gets you access to Gemini 2.5 Pro and its massive 1 million token context window. To ensure you rarely, if ever, hit a limit during this preview, we offer the industry’s largest allowance: 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 requests per day at no charge.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. What’s the catch? How/why is this free?

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2. raincole ◴[25 Jun 25 14:34 UTC] No.44377809[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

Because Google is rich and they'd like to get you hooked. Just like how ChatGPT has a free tier.

Also they can throttle the service whenever they feel it's too costly.

3. leumon ◴[25 Jun 25 15:00 UTC] No.44378129[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

My guess: So that they can get more training data to improve their models which will eventually be subscription only.

4. jabroni_salad ◴[25 Jun 25 15:25 UTC] No.44378397[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

They recently discontinued the main Gemini free tier which offered similar limits. I would say expect this to disappear when it hits GA or if it gets a lot of targeted abuse.

5. dawnofdusk ◴[25 Jun 25 15:34 UTC] No.44378494[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-mover_advantage

6. lostmsu ◴[25 Jun 25 22:59 UTC] No.44382584[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

I just tried it - it does not last long.

7. jmkni ◴[26 Jun 25 13:25 UTC] No.44387194[source]▶

>>44377774 (TP) #

Also I have Gemini Pro, what am I paying for?

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