diff --git a/gel/orm/cli.py b/gel/orm/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..740d571e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gel/orm/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#
+# This source file is part of the EdgeDB open source project.
+#
+# Copyright 2024-present MagicStack Inc. and the EdgeDB authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+
+import argparse
+
+import gel
+
+from gel.codegen.generator import _get_conn_args
+from .introspection import get_schema_json
+from .sqla import ModelGenerator
+
+
+class ArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+    def error(self, message):
+        self.exit(
+            2,
+            f"error: {message:s}\n",
+        )
+
+
+parser = ArgumentParser(
+    description="Generate Python ORM code for accessing a Gel database."
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "orm",
+    choices=['sqlalchemy', 'django'],
+    help="Pick which ORM to generate models for.",
+)
+parser.add_argument("--dsn")
+parser.add_argument("--credentials-file", metavar="PATH")
+parser.add_argument("-I", "--instance", metavar="NAME")
+parser.add_argument("-H", "--host")
+parser.add_argument("-P", "--port")
+parser.add_argument("-d", "--database", metavar="NAME")
+parser.add_argument("-u", "--user")
+parser.add_argument("--password")
+parser.add_argument("--password-from-stdin", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("--tls-ca-file", metavar="PATH")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--tls-security",
+    choices=["default", "strict", "no_host_verification", "insecure"],
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--dir",
+    help="The output directory for the generated files.",
+    required=True,
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--mod",
+    help="The fullname of the Python module corresponding to the output "
+         "directory.",
+    required=True,
+)
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    # setup client
+    client = gel.create_client(**_get_conn_args(args))
+    spec = get_schema_json(client)
+
+    match args.orm:
+        case 'sqlalchemy':
+            gen = ModelGenerator(
+                outdir=args.dir,
+                basemodule=args.mod,
+            )
+            gen.render_models(spec)
+        case 'django':
+            print('Not available yet. Coming soon!')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c13c01da..f20e9d57 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):
         "console_scripts": [
             "edgedb-py=gel.codegen.cli:main",
             "gel-py=gel.codegen.cli:main",
+            "gel-orm=gel.orm.cli:main",
         ]
     }
 )