This is the way for Google to acquire the data they need that OpenAI already has. Why not pay for it? There's enough cash on hand.
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
Google is releasing ANOTHER tool with a free tier. The insane amount of money they are burning letting everyone use their models for absolutely free is nuts.
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True, but with so many free products they keep pumping out, there's no way they're making their money back. A few weeks ago it was Jules, then Veo, then Gemini free for all students, and now Gemini CLI.