Cline vs OpenCode

Side-by-side comparison of Cline and OpenCode: pricing, features, API access, and community ratings.

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	Cline The open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK Visit	OpenCode The open source AI coding agent Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Free
Starting price		Free
Free tier
Audience	All audiences	All audiences
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Multiple: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Groq, Cerebras, Vercel AI Gateway, DeepSeek, and any OpenAI-compatible API	Multiple providers: free built-in models via Zen, plus Claude, GPT, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Plus/Pro, xAI, and 75+ providers via Models.dev including local models
Founded	2024	2025
Headquarters
Key strengths	·Open source (Apache 2.0) with 70k+ GitHub stars ·Supports every major AI model provider with no vendor lock-in ·Runs as IDE extension, CLI, desktop app, or embeddable SDK ·MCP marketplace for extending with custom tools and servers	·Fully open source under MIT License ·Free to use with free models included ·Supports 75+ LLM providers including local models ·Available as terminal interface, desktop app, and IDE extension