Cline vs Replit AI

Side-by-side comparison of Cline and Replit AI: 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	Replit AI Browser-based AI coding environment for building and deploying apps without any setup Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price		USD 18/mo
Free tier
Audience	All audiences	All audiences
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Bring Your Own (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI-compatible)	Multiple (OpenAI and others via integrations; uses intelligent model routing)
Founded		2016
Headquarters		US
Key strengths	·Model-agnostic: supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint ·Open source (Apache 2.0) with 63k+ GitHub stars and 8M+ installs ·Runs across IDE (VS Code), terminal CLI, and embeddable SDK ·Plan-and-Act mode with per-step approval and one-click undo	·AI-powered app and website building from natural language prompts ·Intelligent model routing for cost efficiency ·Full-stack infrastructure (Authentication, Database, Hosting, Monitoring) with zero setup ·100+ integrations