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Cline

Open-source terminal and IDE coding agent where you bring your own model API key.

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Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .

Task rank
#9
Tier
A
Score
80.9

Strengths

  • Open-source agent with no vendor lock-in on the underlying model
  • Pay only for model API usage, near-premium performance for a few dollars a month
  • Listed among front-runner coding agents alongside Cursor and Claude Code

Considerations

  • Requires your own API key and setup, less turnkey than hosted assistants
  • Total cost depends on which model you connect, premium APIs add up

Price

Free tool; you pay for the connected model API

Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.

Score breakdown

Performance
82.0
55% of score
Reputation
76.0
35% of score
Recency
92.0
10% of score

The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →

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