Swapping Chatbots for Terminal Tools: Gemini CLI vs Claude Code

In this article, I will be discussing how I ended up moving away from Web-based AI chatbots to terminal-based, my experience trying Gemini CLI and Claude Code and my overall appreciation of the current state.

Maxim St-Hilaire

Lead Product Manager | MarTech & AI

Moving towards terminal agents

Collections

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Starting with Gemini CLI

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Explain to me very clearly and precisely, while making sure to include which folder to run any command, how to get started with Gemini CLI

Explain to me very clearly and precisely, while making sure to include which folder to run any command, how to get started with Gemini CLI

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npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

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cd ~/Projects/pixelsinsuits

cd ~/Projects/pixelsinsuits

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gemini

gemini

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Moving to Claude Code

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npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

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cd ~/Projects/pixelsinsuits

cd ~/Projects/pixelsinsuits

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claude

claude

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Closing thoughts

Tools Used

Gemini CLI

Claude Code

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