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Cline
Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes, MCP integration, and terminal-first workflows.
💲 Open-source agent; you pay your model provider. Paid Cline offerings not verified. Source: cline.bot (checked Oct 15, 2026).
Pros & cons
👍 Pros
- Open source, bring any model
- Plan/Act modes give control
- Runs in VS Code, CLI and desktop
👎 Cons
- API costs can spike with large contexts
Latest release
Cline v4.1.24
Defaults Cline and OpenRouter to Claude Sonnet 5.5, adds Claude Haiku 5.5, refreshes providers. Source ↗
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