Gemini vs Tabby
Gemini has a free plan plus paid upgrades, while Tabby is free. Tabby is open source and Gemini is not. You can run Tabby on your own machine or server; Gemini is hosted by the vendor.
Which one should you try?
Tabby
FreeBest for Teams requiring on-premises deployment and data sovereignty
Pricing, capabilities and platforms side by side. Prices are as of the "Pricing checked" date in the table.
Gemini
Google's assistant for writing, research, file analysis and tasks using supported connected apps.
Tabby
Open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant with code completion, chat, and agentic automation.
| Attribute | Gemini | Tabby |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Price | Free; paid plans from US$4.99/month (Google AI Plus, US pricing) | Community free (up to 5 users); Team $19/user/mo (up to 50 users); Enterprise custom |
| Pricing checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Has API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted option | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Android, iOS, Windows, macOS | Linux, macOS, Windows (via Docker); Cloud IDEs; AWS, GCP, Azure |
| Languages | — | All (language-agnostic; supports any language supported by underlying LLM) |
| Released | — | 2023 |
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Made up your mind?
Tabby
FreeBest for Teams requiring on-premises deployment and data sovereignty
Specs come from each tool's own site and docs (how we test). AIDiveForge is editorially independent.