Cline
FreeFree open-source autonomous coding agent
About Cline
VS Code extension with Plan/Act modes giving fine-grained control over how autonomously the AI operates. Supports any LLM provider and costs only API tokens with no markup — with file editing, terminal access, browser use, and MCP integration built in. Five million developers and growing fast; the open-source alternative with genuine capability.
Pricing plans
- Open source VS Code extension
- Plan + Act modes
- Any LLM provider
- Claude Sonnet ~$3/1M tokens
- GPT-4o, Gemini, local models
How Cline compares
| Rating | 4.6 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | — | 36 | 190 | 207 |
| Price | Free (pay API tokens only) | From $20/mo | From $20/mo | From $20/mo |
| Free tier | Free | $5 credits/mo | Free tier available | 5 credits/day |
| API access | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Watermark | No | No | No | No |
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