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Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code.

free Free and open source; pay only for model inference (or bring your own key)

Best for: Bring-your-own-key, open-source fans

Visit Cline ↗ https://cline.bot

Pricing verified Oct 22, 2026 against the official source.

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