Cline pricing

Free
Open-source coding agent (VS Code, CLI) · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Source: https://cline.bot/pricing

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Plans

Free ide

$0/mo

Open-source extension and CLI; pay for inference at cost or BYOK

Enterprise team

Custom

SSO, SLA, JetBrains extension, team dashboard

Full limits table

Plan	Price (USD)	Usage and limits
Free	$0/mo	Open-source extension and CLI; pay for inference at cost or BYOK
Enterprise	Custom	SSO, SLA, JetBrains extension, team dashboard

Cline is free and open source for individual developers. You pay only for AI inference, either through the Cline provider at cost or with your own API keys (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek and others).

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Price history

2026-10-20Updated the Cline free tier: Cline accounts get rotating, limited-time free model promotions up to a usage quota, in the extension and CLI only, and free usage may be used to improve the models. Cline said on Oct 19 that MiniMax M3.1 Flash is free in Cline now. Source: https://docs.cline.bot/getting-started/free-models.
2026-10-19Weekly re-check: every tracked plan, usage limit, API price, free tier and deal was checked against the official pricing pages and help docs. No other changes.
2026-10-16Quotadex launched. We checked all 8 tools against their official pricing pages.

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FAQ

Does Cline have a free plan?

Yes. Open-source extension and CLI; pay for inference at cost or BYOK.

Is Cline cheaper if billed annually?

The official page lists no annual discount for its plans.

When were these Cline prices last checked?

On 2026-10-19, against the official pricing page.

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