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Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by tobyhinloopen »

xuf wrote: post #638
tobyhinloopen wrote: post #611

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That's an interesting comment - I realized I have a gemini api key in my env. `GEMINI_API_KEY="" gemini` + login using my Google account solves the problem.

That works for me, however, it automatically switches me to gemini-2.5-flash: Slow response times detected. Automatically switching from gemini-2.5-pro to gemini-2.5-flash for faster responses for the remainder of this session. To avoid this you can utilize a Gemini API Key. See: https://goo.gle/gemini-cli-docs-auth#gemini-api-key You can switch authentication methods by typing /auth

Yeah I also just gave up. I'll revisit it in a week or so.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by pjmlp »

diegof79 wrote: post #194
iandanforth wrote: post #15

I love how fragmented Google's Gemini offerings are. I'm a Pro subscriber, but I now learn I should be a "Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise" user to get additional usage. I didn't even know that existed! As a run of the mill Google user I get a generous usage tier but paying them specifically for "Gemini" doesn't get me anything when it comes to "Gemini CLI". Delightful!

Google suffers from Microsoft's issues: it has products for almost everything, but its confusing product messaging dilutes all the good things it does. I like Gemini 2.5 Pro, too, and recently, I tried different AI products (including the Gemini Pro plan) because I wanted a good AI chat assistant for everyday use. But I also wanted to reduce my spending and have fewer subscriptions. The Gemini Pro subscription is inc…

It is quite interesting how many big corporations eventually grow up to the same mess.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by bloppe »

cperry wrote: post #41

Hi - I work on this. Uptake is a steep curve right now, spare a thought for the TPUs today. Appreciate all the takes so far, the team is reading this thread for feedback. Feel free to pile on with bugs or feature requests we'll all be reading.

Requests for documentation clarification:

- Here [1] it says "Project settings override user settings." How does gemini determine if we're in a project? Does it look for a `.gemini` folder in the current working directory as well as every parent directory up to the root? Would Gemini be able to read the contents of a subfolder of the CWD if the subfolder contains a different `.gemini` folder?

- I don't see documentation for the `selectedAuthType` field in the documentation for settings.json. Mine says `oauth-personal`. I could've sworn I signed in with my Google Workspace account. Does `oauth-personal` apply to Workspace accounts?

And a feature request: it would be nice to add a restriction in the settings.json file forcing anybody who uses gemini in that project to sign in to a Workspace account in a specific org (or use a specific project, I guess).

[1]: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

rvnx wrote: post #615
Traubenfuchs wrote: post #577

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I love Apple subscriptions. No way for you to scam me or make it hard ro cancel. I can view them all in the apple account subscription view. No tricks, no unexpected behaviour.

Same with Stripe, minus the 30% fee. Even better, if you accidentally let the renewal happen they will instantly refund in one-click.

Managing subscriptions in the apple account view, on stripe, on paypal and on whatever other platform wants their cut? No thanks.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by bloppe »

lofijeff wrote: post #637
bloppe wrote: post #629

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This is exactly the kind of innovation Apple apologists don't realize they're missing out on in the walled garden. You could still have easy, centralized billing with all-in-one management and one-click cancellation, while paying 30% less for everything. Give the free market a chance.

This IS the free market ya dingus.

It's not a free market without meaningful choice.

You can't say a slave is free because their master is free to enslave them, and they're free to escape if they can. Sometimes you need rules to create real freedom.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

bloppe wrote: post #629
rvnx wrote: post #615

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Same with Stripe, minus the 30% fee. Even better, if you accidentally let the renewal happen they will instantly refund in one-click.

This is exactly the kind of innovation Apple apologists don't realize they're missing out on in the walled garden. You could still have easy, centralized billing with all-in-one management and one-click cancellation, while paying 30% less for everything. Give the free market a chance.

But the only way to have it centralized is to have it integrated in iOS.

Stripe already is a second place, non centralized, off platform.

I don't want to hunt down my predatory subscriptions in multiple places.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by wiseowise »

JimDabell wrote: post #626
wiseowise wrote: post #597

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I literally wouldn’t use uv if it weren’t available via pip. Reasoning: it’s a Python tool, therefore it shouldn’t require anything (any 3rd party package manager) beyond Python.

It’s a standalone binary. It doesn’t require anything at all . It’s literally just one file you can put anywhere you like. It doesn’t need a third-party package manager.

Sure it does. When you download it manually you become that package manager.

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by gtufano »

rvnx wrote: post #615
Traubenfuchs wrote: post #577

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I love Apple subscriptions. No way for you to scam me or make it hard ro cancel. I can view them all in the apple account subscription view. No tricks, no unexpected behaviour.

Same with Stripe, minus the 30% fee. Even better, if you accidentally let the renewal happen they will instantly refund in one-click.

Yeah, technically. But just everyone _normal_ just pays using Stripe often without even knowing about it. On the _walled garden_ all is so clear that my 70 years aunt is able to do it. And there is no exceptions to the rule: every subscription made through the App Store is there and it's cancellable...

30% is a robbery, and the confusion on the customer "ownership" is true, but it's not useful for the discussion to negate the advantage the _garden_ offers to the basic consumer

Re: Gemini CLI

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Post by Davidzheng »

Xmd5a wrote: post #330
GardenLetter27 wrote: post #99

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Google is fumbling the bag so badly with the pricing. Gemini 2.5 Pro is the best model I've used (even better than o3 IMO) and yet there's no simple Claude/Cursor like subscription to just get full access. Nevermind Enterprise users too, where OpenAI has it locked up.

>Gemini 2.5 Pro is the best model It's the second time I read this in this thread. May I ask why you think this is the case? And in which domains? I am very satisfied with 2.5 pro when it comes to philosophical/literary analysis, probably because of the super long context I can fill with whole books, and wanted to try Claude Code for the same purpose, but with folders, summaries, etc to make up for the shorter contex…

I think it's at least equal best at research math.
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