Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code

⌨️ Coding agents open source / open weights

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Open-source agent extension that plans and edits with your own model keys and supports MCP.

You want an open-source agent and full control of model choice and cost.

You want flat-rate pricing.

Score breakdown

Job fit20/30

Ease / time-to-first-result12/15

Value14/15

Momentum12/15

Openness & portability10/10

Trust & maturity7/10

Builder/gamer bonus5/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Pricing: Free and open source; pay your model provider
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier: Yes (unverified)
Platforms: IDE extension · MCP
Open source: Yes
Official URL: https://cline.bot
URL verified: Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed: Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources: https://cline.bot