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Gemini, the model family — plus the developer surfaces that wrap it: Gemini CLI (Google's open-source terminal coding agent — the closest analogue to Claude Code and Codex CLI), the Gemini API (Pro / Flash / Flash-Lite, accessed direct via ai.google.dev or via Vertex AI for cloud auth), NotebookLM (hosted research notebook with the much-loved Audio Overviews feature), Vertex AI Agents (Google Cloud's three-layer stack — ADK to build, Agent Runtime to deploy, Gemini Enterprise to consume; the umbrella renamed in 2025 to "Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform"), AI Studio (the web playground + small-app builder for Gemini), and Gems (Custom-GPT-style personalities inside the Gemini app). Honest take? Google's surface is sprawling and the names overlap (Gemini App ≠ Gemini CLI ≠ Gemini API ≠ Gems ≠ AI Studio ≠ Vertex AI). The free tier on Gemini API and AI Studio is unusually generous for prototyping. NotebookLM is the standout consumer product — Sush has heard great things but hasn't personally used it.

Official ai.google.dev Status Live Note Batch C shipped — 21 sourced entries live across 6 products. Sush hasn't personally run every command yet; entries flip from sourced to tried as he experiments. PRs with verification notes welcome.
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CLI ● live

Gemini CLI

Google's terminal coding agent — open-source (Apache-2.0), Node-based (TypeScript). Installs via npm (`npm install -g @google/gemini-cli`) or Homebrew. MCP-native (client + server). Generous free tier through a personal Google account. 6 pages: overview · install · auth · use cases · pitfalls · MCP integration.
API / SDK ● live

Gemini API

Direct access to the Gemini model family. New unified <code>google-genai</code> Python SDK (replaces the older <code>google-generativeai</code>) and <code>@google/genai</code> for TypeScript. Free tier on ai.google.dev with API-key auth; same models also accessible through Vertex AI with cloud auth. 5 pages: overview · getting started · models · patterns · tool use.
Hosted product ● live

NotebookLM

Hosted research notebook over your own sources (PDFs, Google Docs, URLs, YouTube, audio). Audio Overviews — podcast-style conversations generated from your notebook — is the standout feature. Free / Plus / Workspace / Enterprise tiers. 3 pages: overview · use cases · enterprise.
API / SDK ● live

Vertex AI Agents

Google Cloud's production agent stack — <strong>Agent Development Kit (ADK)</strong> to build agents in Python (Java + Go also available), <strong>Agent Runtime</strong> (formerly Agent Engine) to deploy and run as a managed service, <strong>Gemini Enterprise</strong> (formerly Agentspace) as the user-facing surface. ADK is open-source (Apache 2.0). Cloud auth (no API keys). 4 pages: overview · concepts · first agent · vs Gemini API direct.
Hosted product ● live

AI Studio

The web playground for the Gemini API at aistudio.google.com — type prompts, swap models, paste images / PDFs / video, generate API keys for the SDKs, prototype small apps with code export. Different from Vertex AI Studio (the Cloud Console equivalent). 2 pages: overview · vs API.
Hosted product ● live

Gems

Custom Gemini personalities inside the Gemini chat app — instructions, optional knowledge files, optional tools. The Gemini-app equivalent of OpenAI's Custom GPTs. Premade Gems are free; custom Gems require a paid Google AI Pro / Ultra subscription. 1 pages: overview.