Continue was acquired by Cursor. Its former website points to the acquisition; according to the provider, the open-source codebase remains available.
AT A GLANCE
What should you know about Cline?
Cline offers an open-source agent with planning and execution modes, MCP connectivity and desktop, IDE, CLI and SDK access.
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Our editorial assessment
4.4 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review
Coding agents · toolkompass.io editorial team · 11/11/2026
Cline offers an open coding agent with several access methods and a free choice of models. Its local core and your own API keys provide flexibility. Additional organizational controls are documented, but some are enterprise features or still-announced extensions.
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Fit for the use case40 % weighting
4.5 / 5Planning and execution modes, editor integration, CLI and SDK suit different coding tasks. The scope is broadly documented; this does not guarantee correct changes or autonomous problem-solving.
Cline - AI Coding, Open Source and Open Choice ↗Workflow & integration25 % weighting
4.5 / 5The agent runtime, terminal, IDE and MCP can be integrated into existing development workflows. The range of access methods is strong; configuring models and reviewing executed changes remain the development team's responsibility.
Cline - AI Coding, Open Source and Open Choice ↗Costs & limits20 % weighting
4 / 5The free open-source core and paid inference are clearly separated; your own keys are explicitly supported. Enterprise is offered individually, and final model costs depend on the provider and usage.
Pricing - Cline AI Coding Agent ↗Control & operation15 % weighting
4.5 / 5An open-source core, provider choice and client-side architecture provide good control. Organizational features such as SSO, roles and VPC are assigned to Enterprise; announced finer permissions must not be considered implemented already.
Pricing - Cline AI Coding Agent ↗Fits Cline for your project?
Suitable for
AI-assisted development · Agents in your own applications
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Not yet sufficiently reviewed.
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Features at a glance
Cline offers an open-source agent with planning and execution modes, MCP connectivity and desktop, IDE, CLI and SDK access.
Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026
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Open Source
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- Cline - AI Coding, Open Source and Open Choicehttps://cline.bot/ · retrieved on 11/10/2026
- Pricing - Cline AI Coding Agenthttps://cline.bot/pricing · retrieved on 11/11/2026
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