Cline
Open-source AI coding agent for your IDE and terminal
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80/100Our scoreAccess 25/25 · Platforms 16/20 · Features 20/20 · Use cases 10/10 · Pricing transparency 7/15 · Adoption 2/10How we score
Overview
Cline is an open-source coding agent with Plan and Act modes, MCP integration and terminal-first workflows. It runs in VS Code and other IDEs, as a CLI and in the cloud, and lets you bring your own model choice.
Key features
- Plan and Act modes
- MCP marketplace
- CLI and SDK
- Open source, any model
Use cases
- Refactoring large codebases
- Automating dev tasks
- Understanding unfamiliar code
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Free
- Starting price
- Not listed here (we only show prices we could verify)
Prices and plans change often. Confirm current pricing on cline.bot before you buy. Last checked October 18, 2026.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free to use
- API or developer access for integrations
- Available on macOS, Windows, Linux
- Open-source or open-weight option
Cons
- No notable drawbacks in the facts we list
Pros and cons are based only on the facts in this listing (pricing model, platforms and features), not on hands-on scores.
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