Tools
Cline vs OpenAI Codex CLI
Cline or OpenAI Codex CLI? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: VS Code, Command line
- Only Cline states: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, Runs commands, JetBrains IDEs, Choice of models, 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
- v4.1.21 (v4.1.21)
- 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.
- Desktop v0.0.35 (v0.0.35)
Cline Desktop now runs on Linux, and plugin slash commands execute their handlers in the desktop app.
OpenAI Codex CLI
OpenAI's open-source coding agent runs in your terminal to inspect, modify, test, and review code locally.
Plans
Free
Free
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Dependabot security and version updates
- 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month
- 500MB of Packages storage
- Issues & Projects
- Community support
Team
- $4 USD per user/month
- Access to GitHub Codespaces
- Repository rules
- Multiple reviewers in pull requests
- Draft pull requests
- Code owners
- 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month
Enterprise
- Starting at $21 USD per user/month
- Data residency
- Enterprise Managed Users
- User provisioning through SCIM
- Enterprise Account to centrally manage multiple organizations
- Environment protection rules
- Repository rules
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- VS Code — “If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE.” source
- Command line — “Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.” source
Latest updates
- 0.157.0 (0.157.0)
Added GPT-6 Sol and Luna with Bedrock support, migration prompts, fullscreen transcripts, selection, fork and import features, and background-server startup.