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Cline
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code
MCPFree tier
Audited by Jack Phillips · Updated June 2026
Overall score
3.4/ 5
SME fit3/5
usage-metered pricing + free tier
JTBD4/5
solid named JTBD
Integration4/5
MCP + 6 integrations
Trust1/5
new (<12mo), founded 2024
Quality5/5
4.5 on GitHub (38,000 reviews)
Compliance2/5
customer-choice residency
About
Cline is an open-source autonomous coding agent that runs as a VS Code extension and operates with bring-your-own-key access to frontier models. It emphasizes MCP-first integration so users can extend it with custom servers and tools.
Best for: Developers who want a transparent, open-source coding agent in VS Code with full control over which model provider they use.
Pricing
Open Source (BYOK)
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Full extension;BYOK to any provider;MCP support · Pay your own model provider directly
Cline Managed
- Monthly
- $20
- Annual /mo
- $20
- Billing
- usage_based
- Notes
- Bundled model credits;Managed billing;Priority support · Pay-as-you-go credits on top of base subscription
Teams
min 2 seats- Monthly
- $30
- Annual /mo
- $30
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Team management;Shared billing;Admin controls · Per seat pricing for small teams
Enterprise
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- seat_based
- Notes
- SSO;Audit logs;Dedicated support;Custom contracts · Contact sales
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source (BYOK) | n/a | Free | flat | Full extension;BYOK to any provider;MCP support · Pay your own model provider directly |
| Cline Managed | $20 | $20 | usage_based | Bundled model credits;Managed billing;Priority support · Pay-as-you-go credits on top of base subscription |
| Teamsmin 2 seats | $30 | $30 | per_user | Team management;Shared billing;Admin controls · Per seat pricing for small teams |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | seat_based | SSO;Audit logs;Dedicated support;Custom contracts · Contact sales |
Key features
- MCP-first extensibility
- BYOK model access
- Plan/Act dual modes
- Browser automation
- Terminal command execution
- Open-source codebase
Integrations
VS CodeGitHubAnthropicOpenAIOpenRouterOllama
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- MVP → Growth
- Founded
- 2024
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- unknown
- Data residency
- customer_choice
- External rating
- 4.5 on GitHub (38000 reviews)
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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