gemini vs distill
gemini is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by arescope. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). distill is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by UtkarshJain98. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  gemini |  distill |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | gemini | distill |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 17 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/arescope/gemini-plugin-cc | github.com/utkarshjain98/distill |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
gemini
Use Gemini CLI from Claude Code to review code, analyze codebases, or delegate tasks. Leverages Gemini's 1M token context window for whole-codebase analysis.
distill
distill analyzes your codebase and generates structured context files in .claude/docs/. Instead of Claude reading source files to orient itself every session, it reads concise, pre-built docs on demand — testing.md when working on tests, api.md when working on endpoints, nothing when the task doesn't need it. Token cost becomes proportional to task relevance, not project size. Supports incremental updates (--update only regenerates stale docs), depth profiles (--lean for 30-line summaries, --deep for comprehensive reference), parallel generation for large doc sets, monorepo detection, team configuration via .distill.yml, and a pre-push hook that warns when docs drift.
How to run each
gemini As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install gemini@claude-communitydistill As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install distill@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: gemini · What it can do: distill · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.