Cline
Cline is an open-source coding agent that works in editors, terminals, a desktop app, a browser, or as an embedded product feature.
What Cline is
Cline is an open-source coding agent that works in editors, terminals, a desktop app, a browser, or as an embedded product feature. It combines code completion, chat assistance, codebase indexing, and terminal access. Cline can coordinate changes across multiple files, show diffs and checkpoints, and offer one-click undo. Developers can plan first and approve individual tool calls or enable auto-approve. Supported model providers include Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, AWS Bedrock, and local or OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Cline offers extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, with JetBrains marked Early Access; it also lists Cursor and Windsurf support through the VS Code Marketplace. Its desktop beta is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Cline Cloud runs tasks in isolated sandboxes, pushes work to a GitHub branch, and supports up to 10 concurrent sessions. The Open Source plan includes community support. Individual developers pay for AI inference based on usage, while the open-source version has no subscription or seat fees.
Good
- Supports multi-file edits with diffs and checkpoints
- Offers approval controls for tool calls
- Works with multiple model providers
- Cloud agents support up to 10 concurrent sessions
Watch out
- Individual developers pay for inference usage
- JetBrains support is marked Early Access
Who it suits
Cline suits developers who want coding assistance and agent workflows in a supported editor or other listed environment. Teams needing centralized billing, role-based controls, and dedicated support may consider its Enterprise offering.
Verdict
Cline brings coding assistance and agent controls into several development environments, with both local and cloud workflows. Its open-source plan has no subscription or seat fee, but individual inference costs depend on usage.
Plans and prices
From Cline's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ClinePass | — | Included open-weight models · Generous quotas · No separate provider setup or API keys |
| Open Source | Free | For individual developers · Community support · AI inference billed by usage or bring your own key |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | SSO · SLA · Dedicated support · Centralized billing · Team management · Role based access control |
The facts
Each one read from Cline's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Chat assistance
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Cloud agents
- Cline Cloud runs tasks in isolated cloud sandboxes, pushes work to a GitHub branch, and supports up to 10 concurrent sessions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Code changes
- Cline can make coordinated multi-file edits, show diffs and checkpoints, and provide one-click undo.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Code completion
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Coding agent
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- Cline Bot’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 and GDPR under compliance.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor support
- Cline offers extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, with JetBrains marked Early Access; it also lists Cursor and Windsurf support through the VS Code Marketplace.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Enterprise security
- Cline says enterprise customers can deploy in a VPC, on-premises, or air-gapped, and that code is never used to train models when using Cline-managed inference.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Cline supports MCP servers and lists Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions, and GitLab among its integrations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model choice
- Cline supports providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, AWS Bedrock, and local or OpenAI-compatible endpoints.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The pricing page says individual developers pay for AI inference based on usage; the open-source version has no subscriptions or seat fees.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The free Open Source plan includes community support, while Enterprise lists dedicated support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code,JetBrains IDEs,Cursor,Windsurfchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Terminal access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Cline is an open-source coding agent that works in an editor, terminal, desktop app, browser, or embedded in other products.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The site identifies the company as Cline Bot Inc. and displays a 2026 copyright notice.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- The desktop beta is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Plan and Act
- Users can plan first and approve each tool call, or enable auto-approve.checked 11 Oct 2026
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