Google debuts Gemini AI coding tool in bid to entice developers

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is adding an artificial intelligence coding assistant to ease the work of developers, aiming to catch up with rival products such as OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code.

The Gemini CLI — short for “command line interface” — is launching globally, the internet search giant said Wednesday. The tool is designed to reduce the complexity of traditional programming interfaces, letting developers use ordinary language to work with AI.

“With Gemini CLI, you can have a natural language conversation with your…