Cline
Cline
✓ 22 Aug 2026
An open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code that you point at your own API key, so there is no subscription and no markup on inference.
Overview
Terminal-first agent that edits repos, runs tests and opens PRs. No standalone price — it draws on your Claude plan, or on API rates with no cap.
Best for: coding
Pricing
With Pro
$20/mo
With Max 5×
$100/mo
With Max 20×
$200/mo
API rates
Metered
Usage-based plans are shown as Metered and are excluded from stack totals.
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Price history
- API rates recorded at metered · 17 Aug 2026
- With Max 20× recorded at $200 · 17 Aug 2026
- With Max 5× recorded at $100 · 17 Aug 2026
- With Pro recorded at $20 · 17 Aug 2026
Facts
| Category | Coding |
|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic |
| Free plan | No |
| Starting price | $20/mo |
| Top plan | $200/mo |
| Pricing model | subscription and usage |
| API | Yes |
| Open weights | Not verified |
| Commercial use | Not verified |
| Rating | Not rated — we do not publish scores we cannot source. |
Data
Last verified: 17 Aug 2026
Pricing source: claude.com
Listing status: Unclaimed, verified
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