Cline

Free

Open-source coding agent with Plan/Act modes and MCP integration, available as an IDE extension, CLI or SDK.

Open sourceBring your own modelEditor-based

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Use case

AI coding agents

Pricing tier

Free

Pricing note

Cline says it is free for individual developers; you pay only for AI inference on a usage basis.

Skill level*

Intermediate

License

Apache-2.0

Added

2026-10-15

Sources checked

* Skill level and vibe badges are our own editorial labels. Pricing and plans change often; always confirm on the official site. Last checked 2026-10-15.

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