Cline
Cline is an open-source autonomous AI coding agent that runs directly in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code
Who should look elsewhere
API costs
Pros
- +AI coding in terminal
- +Claude integration
- +Good for CLI tasks
- +Open source
- +Active development
Cons
- −API costs
- −Learning curve
- −Terminal only
- −Newer tool
- −Documentation improving
Key features
- ✓AI coding assistant
- ✓VS Code extension
- ✓Multi-step tasks
- ✓File editing
- ✓Terminal commands
- ✓Context awareness
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | — | month | VS Code and CLI; Apache 2.0 license; Bring your own API key or use Cline provider |
| Teams | $20 | month | First 10 seats free forever; VS Code + JetBrains support; Team dashboard and analytics |
| Enterprise | — | month | SSO/SAML; SLA guarantees; Dedicated support |