Cline
Free tierThe open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK
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- Plans updated: Free for individual developers; pay only for AI inference on a usage basis (BYOK or Cline provider). Enterprise pricing via contact sales.
- Models updated: 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
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Cline — Developer Documentation Highlights
Deployment modes:
- IDE Extension — install directly into VS Code or JetBrains; the agent operates within your existing workspace context.
- CLI — invoke Cline from the terminal for scripted or CI/CD workflows (integrates with GitHub Actions and GitLab).
- Desktop App — standalone application for agent interaction outside the IDE.
- Embeddable SDK — integrate the Cline agent runtime into your own products via the available API.
Model configuration: Connect any supported provider by supplying API credentials. Supported backends include Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, Groq, Cerebras, Vercel AI Gateway, DeepSeek, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. BYOK is fully supported.
Agent execution model:
- Plan-and-Act — the agent generates a structured plan before acting; each step can require explicit user approval or be set to autopilot.
- Multi-agent scheduling — orchestrate multiple Cline agents for parallel or sequential task execution.
- MCP marketplace — extend agent capabilities by connecting MCP-compatible tool servers (custom data sources, APIs, internal tooling).
Integrations available: VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions, GitLab.
Licensing: Apache 2.0. Self-hosting is fully supported.
Pricing model: Free for individuals (inference costs billed by your chosen provider or Cline's provider on a usage basis). Enterprise pricing via sales.