Cline vs Open Interpreter

In short

• Both: Agent that edits files, Runs commands, Command line, Choice of models
• Only Cline states: Chat about your code, Knows the whole codebase, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Self-hosted, Official SDKs, Runs models for you, Builds agents and workflows

Cline

Open-source coding agent that reads and edits projects, runs commands, and works across editors, terminals, desktop, and SDK integrations.

Plans

Open Source

Free

• VS Code Extension
• CLI
• Secure Client-Side Architecture
• Purchase and Model Inference at Cost or BYOK
• MCP Marketplace
• Multi-Root Workspaces

Enterprise

Price on request

• All Open Source Features
• JetBrains Extension
• SSO
• SLA
• Dedicated Support
• Centralized Billing

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Chat about your code — “See how a codebase is structured and ask Cline questions about files, dependencies, and behavior.” source
• Agent that edits files — “Coordinated multi-file changes with linter-aware fixes, diffs, checkpoints, and one-click undo on every step.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “See how a codebase is structured and ask Cline questions about files, dependencies, and behavior.” source
• Runs commands — “Executes in your terminal and reacts to output as it appears.” source
• VS Code — “VS Code 4.5M+ installs The most installed AI agent on the Marketplace.” source
• JetBrains IDEs — “IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, and the rest.” source
• Command line — “Use Cline CLI in scripts, cron jobs, and CI pipelines to run recurring checks, updates, and custom workflows.” source
• Choice of models — “Claude, GPT, Gemini, local Ollama / LM Studio, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.” source
• Self-hosted — “Switch providers or self-host anytime.” source
• Official SDKs — “Register custom tools and lifecycle hooks via the SDK.” source
• Runs models for you — “You can bring your own API keys or use the Cline provider.” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “Coordinator agents delegate to specialists with their own tools and context. Run them on cron for recurring automations.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-24 v4.1.21 (v4.1.21)
• 2026-09-24 SDK v0.0.86 (v0.0.86)

  Text-only turns truncated at the output-token limit now get one compact-and-retry attempt per run before the existing recovery.

• 2026-09-24 Desktop v0.0.35 (v0.0.35)

  Cline Desktop now runs on Linux, and plugin slash commands execute their handlers in the desktop app.

Open Interpreter

Open Interpreter is an open-source coding agent that runs in a terminal or desktop app to edit files, run commands, and operate applications.

Plans

Free

Free

• Bring your own API keys
• Experimental browser control
• Sign in with ChatGPT

Pro

• $20 /mo.

• Everything in Free, plus
• Use our hosted models
• 4x more usage than Free
• Experimental macOS control

Business

• $60 /mo.

• Everything in Pro, plus
• 3x more usage than Pro

Contact us

Price on request

• Dedicated support, compliance options, and automation services for teams

Prices checked 2026-09-25 by web search.

Capabilities

• Agent that edits files — “Open Interpreter plans the change, edits the files, and asks before it escalates beyond the current sandbox.” source
• Runs commands — “Runs commands with explicit guardrails.” source
• Command line — “A coding agent that lives in your terminal.” source
• Choice of models — “Select provider and model” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-25 rust-v0.0.46 (0.0.46)

  Adds GPT-6 subscription compatibility to the OIX 0.0.46 release.

• 2026-09-20 Open Interpreter 0.0.45 (0.0.45)

  Adds DeepSeek Flash and DeepSeek V4 Pro to the model picker; DeepSeek Flash supports image input and a 1M-token context window.

• 2026-09-15 Open Interpreter 0.0.44 (0.0.44)

  Adds GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash picker entries; GLM-5.3-Flash supports image input and a 1M-token context window.