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Prices last checked 5 October 2026

Last checked 5 October 2026

Cline: Pricing, Features & Alternatives (2026)

The Open Coding Agent.

Overview

Cline is an open-source coding agent for the editor, terminal, desktop, and an SDK, licensed Apache 2.0. The homepage says it can plan then act, edit across a project, run bash, and use Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

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Pricing

Pricing from
Free
Price model
Usage
Free tier
Yes
Trial
No

https://cline.bot/pricing says the open-source extension is free for individual developers and that you pay only for AI inference, with your own API keys or the Cline provider. Enterprise pricing is not given a dollar amount; the page lists SSO, SLA, JetBrains, and team management as organization features. Last checked 5 October 2026.

Features

  • It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.
  • Integrations: VS Code, CLI, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions, GitLab.
  • Not sold as one named foundation model on the pages we opened.

Autonomy: Semi-autonomous. Team size: Solo, Small team, Mid-market.

Pros

  • Free tier available. Starting price: Free.
  • Connects to VS Code, CLI, Slack, Discord.
  • Developers who want an open-source agent and their own model key

Cons

  • We did not open a trust report for this product. Read the vendor's current security page before you send customer, candidate, or client data.

Who it is for

Developers who want an open-source agent and their own model key

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