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Cline Bot Inc.

Cline

Cline is a coding agent that extends existing development environments by Cline Bot Inc..

PopularityRank 19 of 31

62out of 100As of November 4, 2026

Summary

Cline is an open-source coding agent that mainly works as an IDE extension. It launched on July 10, 2024 under the Apache-2.0 license. There is also a command line and a desktop app.

Cline is free for individual developers; you only pay for the models, either with your own API key or with inference at cost. Cline supports many model providers and runs on macOS and Windows.

Popularity

How often the harness is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every harness in the directory.

The most popular AI harnesses

Popularity index from 0 to 100, higher is more popular.

20 of 31 models

As of November 4, 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

Values from July 31, 2024 to November 4, 2026

ClineKilo CodeRoo CodeAugment CodeContinue

Subscriptions with Cline

Plans from the AI subscription directory that include the harness. Cheapest first.

PlanProviderPriceChecked
Cline Free (Open Source)ClinefreeSep 29, 2026
ClinePassCline$9.99Sep 29, 2026
Cline EnterpriseClineon requestSep 29, 2026

Changelog

Every update and new release of Cline is in the changelog.

Open the Cline changelog

Sources

Every fact on this profile rests on one of these sources. The date is the day the source was read.

SourceBacksRead on
github.com/cline/clineOpen source, Model access, Kind, Platforms, Documentation, GitHub repository (popularity index)November 5, 2026
api.github.com/repos/cline/clineLicense, Status, GitHub repository (popularity index)November 5, 2026
marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/extensionqueryLaunch date, VS Code extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
cline.bot/pricingEntry price, Model access, WebsiteNovember 5, 2026
registry.npmjs.org/clinenpm package (popularity index)November 5, 2026
open-vsx.org/api/saoudrizwan/claude-devOpen VSX extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
npmjs.com/package/clinenpm package (popularity index)November 5, 2026
marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemsVS Code extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
open-vsx.org/extension/saoudrizwan/claude-devOpen VSX extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions about Cline

Cline is made by Cline Bot Inc.. It has been publicly available since July 10, 2024.

The vendor states the entry price as “Free for individual developers; pay only for model inference (own API key or at cost)”.

Yes. Cline is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Cline supports many model providers and also your own API key.

According to the vendor, Cline runs on macOS and Windows.

Cline is included in 3 plans, namely Cline Free (Open Source), ClinePass and Cline Enterprise.