For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software ...

It's called Gemini CLI, and it shares a lot with Gemini Code Assist, but it works in your terminal environment instead of integrating with an IDE. And perhaps best of all, it's free and open source.

It’s also open source, OpenAI says. “ [Codex CLI is] a lightweight, open source coding agent that runs locally in your terminal,” an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch via email.

Terminal-based tools are also coming into their own just as prominent code-based tools are starting to look shaky. The AI code editor Windsurf has been torn apart by dueling acquisitions, with ...

It’s also open source, OpenAI says. “ [Codex CLI is] a lightweight, open source coding agent that runs locally in your terminal,” an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch via email.