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Cline

AI Coding Agentfreemium

Autonomous coding agent for VS Code. Can plan, create, and edit files with human-in-the-loop approval for each step.

Open SourceWebsiteDocsGitHub (25.0K)Compare →Changelog (1)Last evaluated: Sep 25, 2026
7.7/10
Weighted average across all evaluation dimensions. Scores are based on benchmark testing, expert review, and community feedback.
Capability Profile
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.
Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.
Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.
Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.
Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.
Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.
Score Trend
7.7 → 7.7▼0.0
Score Changes
Code Generation8.0 → 8.1 ▲0.1
Sep 25, 202657 providers incl. Sonnet 5, Nemotron 3.5
Context Understanding7.6 → 7.7 ▲0.1
Sep 25, 2026New SDK/harness upgrade
Developer Experience7.8 → 7.3 ▼0.5
Sep 25, 2026Clinejection supply-chain incident + CVE-2026-44211 (9.7 CVSS)
Multi-file Editing7.9 → 8.0 ▲0.1
Sep 25, 2026Desktop app parallel sessions
Debugging & Fixing7.5 → 7.6 ▲0.1
Sep 25, 2026Reliability harness upgrade
Ecosystem Integration7.4 → 7.6 ▲0.2
Sep 25, 2026Public SDK, 8M+ installs
Pricing & Licensing
Pricing
Free tier, Pro $10/mo (VS Code extension)
License
Apache-2.0
Community
Developers
100K+ users
GitHub Stars
25,000
Benchmark Results
Bug Detection & Fix Rate
Time: 15
Bugs Fixed: 8
Bugs Found: 9
False Positives: 1
Features
vscodeopen-sourceautonomousagenticmulti-file
Dimension Scores
8-105-7.9<5
How we score →
Code GenerationQuality and accuracy of generated code, including correctness, completeness, and adherence to best practices.Weight: 100%
8.1

Model support broadened to 57 providers, including Claude Sonnet 5 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.

Context UnderstandingAbility to comprehend project structure, dependencies, and codebase-wide context for accurate assistance.Weight: 100%
7.7

New harness/SDK (Sep 2026) improved agent reliability across large sessions.

Developer ExperienceEase of use, IDE integration quality, onboarding speed, and workflow friction reduction.Weight: 100%
7.3

Desktop app (Sep 2026, parallel sessions + cron tasks) is a genuine DX gain, but a disclosed supply-chain incident ("Clinejection": malicious [email protected] npm package, ~4,000 downloads before pull; separate CVE-2026-44211, CVSS 9.7) is a real trust hit that outweighs it net.

Multi-file EditingCapability to make coordinated changes across multiple files while maintaining consistency.Weight: 90%
8.0

Desktop app supports parallel agent sessions, aiding coordinated multi-file work.

Debugging & FixingEffectiveness at identifying bugs, suggesting fixes, and resolving errors in existing code.Weight: 90%
7.6

Reliability harness upgrade aids diagnosis; no major debugging-specific feature news.

Ecosystem IntegrationSupport for various languages, frameworks, package managers, and development tools.Weight: 80%
7.6

Public SDK (May 2026) lets teams embed the Cline runtime into their own tooling; 8M+ installs.

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