Cline
Rank 05 in AI coding agents & IDEs · Last updated
Open-source coding agent; you pay only for model inference.
Numptr says8/10
Open source, no subscription. You just pay for the tokens.
Full control, BYO key. Your bill is only as big as your habits.
- Best for
- BYO-key developers who want control
- Free tier
- Free open-source extension (VS Code + CLI)
- Pricing
- No subscription; pay for inference at cost or bring your own key; Enterprise custom
- Pricing source
- https://cline.bot/pricing (checked 2026-10-14)
- Official site
- https://cline.bot
- Affiliate / referral programme
- none found. Affiliate status does not affect rank.
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