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Gemini coding tools / Gemini CLI vs Codex — Cost, Capacity & Access

Choose Google Code Assist commitment billing or ChatGPT plan access. Gemini coding tools / Gemini CLI — Gemini Code Assist Standard: Published at $0.031232877/hour monthly commitment or $0.026027397/hour with 12-month commitment; billed monthly. Codex — Plus: $20.00/month

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Decision axisGemini coding tools / Gemini CLICodex
Pricing / billing
FactGemini Code Assist Standard: Published at $0.031232877/hour monthly commitment or $0.026027397/hour with 12-month commitment; billed monthlyGemini for Google Cloud pricing · Gemini Code Assist overview · Gemini CLI model selection
FactPlus: $20.00/monthCodex pricing and usage limits · Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan · Codex pricing
Usage limits
FactGemini Code Assist Standard: Includes Gemini CLI quota; exact quota is managed by the subscribed account and project.Gemini for Google Cloud pricing · Gemini Code Assist overview · Gemini CLI model selection
FactPlus: Approximate official local-message estimates per five-hour period vary by model in a shared pool; additional weekly limits may apply. These estimates are not fixed message limits.Codex pricing and usage limits · Codex pricing
Available interfaces (product scope)
FactProduct interfaces: Gemini CLI, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Android Studio, Google Cloud services. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Gemini for Google Cloud pricing · Gemini Code Assist overview · Gemini CLI model selection
FactProduct interfaces: ChatGPT desktop app, Web, Codex CLI, IDE extension, Codex cloud, iOS. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Codex pricing · Codex models
After included usage
UnknownGemini Code Assist Standard: Unknown — no verified continuation policy is stored
FactPlus: Additional credits can extend usage after included limits; credit consumption varies by model and speed.Codex pricing and usage limits

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Derived decision you want a monthly Plus plan with Codex app and cloud tasks.

What this comparison cannot establish

Published quotas use different units and workloads. These records cannot establish relative coding output or a universal winner. A missing numeric allowance is Unknown, not unlimited.

Not directly comparable One side has no verified numeric limit in this window.

Gemini coding tools / Gemini CLI: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Codex: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Recommendations on this page are conditional. There is no global winner score.

Official source conflict

Official sources disagree

Unknown — conflicting Whether consumer Google-account Gemini CLI daily request quotas are still current

  • Source A: Gemini Code Assist consumer account deprecation — Starting June 18, 2026, Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions and Gemini CLI stopped serving requests for Gemini Code Assist for individuals, Google AI Pro, and Google AI Ultra. Login with Google access for those consumer paths ended.
  • Source B: Gemini Code Assist and Gemini CLI quotas — Current Gemini Code Assist / Gemini CLI quota documentation still describes consumer Google-account daily request numbers and still tells individual developers they can obtain higher daily limits via Google AI Pro or Ultra.
  • Applies to: Individual Google-account / consumer Gemini CLI authentication versus remaining Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions
  • Decision impact: Do not publish a Gemini CLI usage-limits owner that treats consumer daily request numbers as current Fact. Standard (1500) and Enterprise (2000) remain the documented remaining subscription path, but consumer-tier numbers are in official-source conflict.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

Unknown — conflicting Whether Gemini CLI still recommends personal Google login after the 18 June 2026 consumer cutoff

  • Source A: Gemini Code Assist consumer account deprecation — Starting June 18, 2026, Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions and Gemini CLI stopped serving requests for Gemini Code Assist for individuals, Google AI Pro, and Google AI Ultra. Login with Google for those consumer paths ended.
  • Source B: Gemini CLI authentication setup — The Gemini CLI authentication setup page, last updated 17 August 2026, still recommends that most users log in with a personal Google account and still lists Google AI Pro and Ultra under individual Google accounts.
  • Applies to: Individual Google-account / consumer Gemini CLI authentication after 18 June 2026
  • Decision impact: Do not treat the setup guide's personal-Google-login recommendation as current Fact for consumer individuals, AI Pro, or AI Ultra. Standard/Enterprise and paid API-key paths remain documented remaining routes.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Current interpretation: TraceCheck treats the dated deprecation and I/O timeline as the consumer-login cutoff, and records the later authentication guide as an unresolved official-source conflict rather than current consumer Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC

Official source conflict

Official sources disagree

Unknown — conflicting GPT-5.4 availability in Codex for ChatGPT-signed-in users

  • Source A: Codex pricing — The Codex pricing table still displays legacy GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini rows.
  • Source B: Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan — The Help Center states those models are no longer available in Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT from August 31, 2026.
  • Applies to: ChatGPT-signed-in Codex users after 2026-08-31
  • Decision impact: Do not treat GPT-5.4 as a current Codex ChatGPT-login model. API-provider rows remain a separate access path.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 8, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

Official sources and verification

Last verified · Gemini coding tools / Gemini CLI

Last verified · Codex

Usage evidence reviewed . Other product facts retain their earlier verification date.

Official sources conflict

Official sources conflict Official consumer deprecation says Login with Google Gemini CLI access ended June 18, 2026, while current quota docs still list consumer daily request numbers and Google AI Pro/Ultra upgrade paths.

Verified Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC. Affected pages: /gemini/, /gemini/pricing/, /gemini/login-availability/

Official sources conflict Official consumer deprecation says Login with Google for Gemini CLI consumer tiers ended 18 June 2026, while the Gemini CLI authentication guide still recommends personal Google login including AI Pro and Ultra.

Verified Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC. Affected pages: /gemini/, /gemini/login-availability/

Official sources conflict

Official sources conflict Official sources conflict. The Codex pricing table still displays legacy GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini rows, while the Help Center states those models are no longer available in Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT from August 31, 2026.

Verified Sep 1, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC. Affected pages: /codex/, /codex/usage-limits/, /changes/2026-08-31-codex-model-retirement-001/

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