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Cline

#5 in Coding Agents

Verdict: Open-source agent in VS Code.

Best for: Bring-your-own-model in VS Code

Pricing: Free, open source (Apache-2.0); pay for AI inference

License: https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/LICENSE

Last checked: 2026-10-16

Status: Provisional, not yet hands-on tested.