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Cline is free for individual developers. Pay only for AI inference on a usage basis - no subscriptions, no vendor lock-in.
For individual developers
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Features
VS Code Extension
CLI
Secure Client-Side Architecture
Purchase and Model Inference at Cost or BYOK
MCP Marketplace
Multi-Root Workspaces
Community Support
All Open Source Features +
All Open Source Features +
JetBrains Extension
SSO
SLA
Dedicated Support
Centralized Billing
Simple Config Mgmt
Role Based Access Control
Limit Inference Providers
Team Management System & Dashboard
Authentication Logs
Advanced Config Mgmt (Coming Soon)
Fine-Grained Permissioning (Coming Soon)
Yes! The Cline open source extension is completely free for individual developers. You only pay for AI inference on a usage basis - no subscriptions, no vendor lock-in. You can bring your own API keys or use the Cline provider.
You only pay for AI inference credits when you use AI models. This is usage-based pricing - you pay for what you use, nothing more. There are no subscriptions or seat fees for the open source version.
Absolutely! You can bring your own API keys from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. This gives you complete control over your costs and usage.
Enterprise is for organizations that need team collaboration features and enterprise-grade security. This includes JetBrains extension, centralized billing, team management dashboard, role-based access control, SSO, OIDC, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, VPC deployments, SLA, OpenTelemetry, priority support, and dedicated support.
No! Cline is open source and supports providers like Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Groq, Cerebras, Vercel AI Gateway, DeepSeek, and many more. You're never locked into our platform or pricing. Switch providers or self-host anytime.