On June 18 Google ends request service for the Apache-2.0 Gemini CLI for AI Pro, Ultra, and free users, steering them to Antigravity CLI, a closed-source Go rew
Google is discontinuing its Gemini CLI request service on June 18, redirecting users to its closed-source Antigravity CLI. The original Gemini CLI, an Apache-2.0 licensed project, garnered significant community engagement with over 100,000 GitHub stars and 6,000 pull requests. Alibaba's Qwen Code, a fork of the Gemini CLI, is now considered the open-source successor. AI
IMPACT The shift from an open-source to a closed-source CLI may impact community contributions and the development of AI tooling.