Read this document unless you want your code to be used as training dataset
Google case
Three options for gemini-cli
- Sign in with Google
- Gemini API key
- Vertex AI
| Login | Variant | ToS | Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Account | - | Gemini Code Assist | Gemini Code Assist |
| Gemini API | unpaid | Gemini API - unpaid | Google privacy policy |
| Gemini API | paid | Gemini API - paid | Google privacy policy |
| Vertex API | - | GCP | GCP |
In short:
- Vertex API for best privacy
- Paid ⇒ consumer-level privacy
- Unpaid ⇒ use my code to train Gemini