Cline
AI Coding Assistants · by Cline Bot Inc.
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code and the terminal; an AI coding assistant.
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Summary
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code and the terminal; an AI coding assistant.
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Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | – | |
| Enterprise | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
Open Source
Free
Enterprise
Pricing on request
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Access permissions | Limited |
| API access | Included |
| Audit trail | Limited |
| IDE integration | Included |
- Access permissionsLimited
- API accessIncluded
- Audit trailLimited
- IDE integrationIncluded
Support
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Priority support | Limited |
- Priority supportLimited
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Single sign-on | Limited |
- Single sign-onLimited
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What users say about Cline
Themes from 47 public Hacker News comments that mention Cline (May 26 to Oct 23). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Works with many models and providers
10 commentsCommenters note Cline works across many models and providers, including open-weight and local models, and pairs well with cheap subscription plans.
“However, I found Cline is good with various models”
Hacker News · Oct 2(opens in a new tab) “My favorite solution to this is to use the Cline coding agent, which is open and allows you to easily switch between different providers and models.”
Hacker News · Jun 3(opens in a new tab) Good for VS Code workflow
6 commentsSeveral commenters say Cline works well inside VS Code, with one calling its sidebar interface a good fit for their workflow.
“I've been really liking the Cline extension in VS Code”
Hacker News · Jun 16(opens in a new tab) “I've used Cline for a year now and very happy with it. Fits my workflow really well”
Hacker News · Jun 16(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
Unreliable tool calls with some models
5 commentsCommenters report Cline's tool calling failing, including fake tool calls with local models and a harness that messes up file writes.
“the agent integration doesn't actually execute the tools”
Hacker News · Aug 27(opens in a new tab) “Cline tells the model "you tell me to write a file, I'll get it done" and then it messes everything up”
Hacker News · Sep 4(opens in a new tab) Context clutter and compaction issues
4 commentsSeveral commenters say long Cline sessions degrade as context fills, with repeated work and poor behavior after auto-compaction.
“past a certain point the context window gets cluttered and it starts trying to redo tasks it has already completed”
Hacker News · Aug 13(opens in a new tab) “Cline does this with auto compact and it's so dumb.”
Hacker News · Oct 3(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 30, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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