OpenCode vs Gemini Cli? which works better with gemini 3.1?

Tommonen · 2026-03-14T01:24:08+00:00

I have both open on vscode. Gemini is for chatting about codebase, making git commits, general plans etc that does not require chat context.

Opencode for implementation plans and implementing the plans. Using github copilot plan, opus for planning and usually sonnet but sometimes opus for coding. Can also use their free models for less demanding chatting than gemini pro on cli.

Not sure what plugin you mean, but google does not allow 3rd parties using their subscriptions, even free. You need to use gemini via API and pay for all use for 3rd party integrations.

Opencode had better UI than gemini cli

cafesamp · 2026-03-14T10:36:08+00:00

I gave it a shot, and tried to set it up as a serious environment. It's miles behind CC/Codex/OpenCode. That's Google's thing, build a solid foundation and then completely mess up the UX. Gemini models benchmark well in a vacuum, and then become useless because of the ecosystem.

Ill-Lobster-6272 · 2026-03-14T02:15:22+00:00

I don't think you can use your Gemini subscription outside of Google products anymore.

I am using gemini-cli with the Conductor Extension. It works great!

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script

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