terminal

The $200/month Max plan is what serious users need—the cheaper tiers hit limits fast on large codebases. Token consumption on big repositories gets expensive. There is no autocomplete; this is for delegating tasks, not for inline suggestions while you type.

You are paying per-token at API rates—can exceed subscription costs on heavy use. No managed infrastructure; you are the ops team. Less polished than commercial alternatives.

Terminal compatibility varies—some environments render poorly. The feature set is large; learning the full API takes time.

The CLI is open-source, but the frontier models powering it sit behind ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Enterprise subscriptions. You are paying OpenAI either way. Feature parity with Claude Code is still catching up.

Gemini-bound lock-in—not model-agnostic like Goose or Crush. Consumer cutoff 2026-06-18: free/Pro/Ultra access dies; enterprise and API keys stay. Do not bet a workflow on the old Google-login quota path. The OSS CLI remains. Antigravity CLI is the successor, not a 1:1 swap. Preview/nightly channels move fast; pin stable for production workflows. Enterprise path pushes you toward Vertex AI and Google Cloud project setup.

Rust terminal workspace/layouts/plugins — agent terminal lane; not tmux-clone marketing. Plugin ecosystem younger than tmux. Some SSH/remote habits still assume tmux/screen.

Vs Zed: terminal modal + tree-sitter/LSP; not a GPU IDE. No Electron GUI, weaker AI-IDE surface than Cursor/Zed. Plugin story is thinner than Neovim.