Part of Coding and Code Review

How do people choose between coding agents?

2 examples

Agents

Gemini CLI
OpenCode

Repositories

google-gemini/gemini-cli
anomalyco/opencode

Use Cases

Reported by source

Explore and change a large codebase from the terminal with Gemini CLI

Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source terminal agent. Simon Willison found it strong on large codebases in 2025; in 2026 Google moved individual users to Antigravity CLI.

Gemini CLI

github.comgoogle-gemini/gemini-cli

Reported by source

Rebuild a side project in OpenCode to test provider lock-in

Matthew Brunelle rebuilt a YouTube Music to OpenSubsonic shim with OpenCode and Kimi K2.6 to compare it with an earlier Claude Code and Opus 4.6 attempt.

OpenCode

blog.matthewbrunelle.com · 30 Apr 2026anomalyco/opencode

Which tools help write a spec before an agent writes code?
Which agents review pull requests?
Which agents port code to another language or framework?
Which agents write or run tests against an application?
Which agents build a non-trivial feature with you?
Which agents help find the cause of a production bug?
Which agents turn an issue report into a fix?
Which agents help create, run and debug games?
How do teams design the context, tools and memory of their own AI agents?

Agents

Repositories

Use Cases

Explore and change a large codebase from the terminal with Gemini CLI

Rebuild a side project in OpenCode to test provider lock-in

Specific jobs