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Cline vs Warp

Cline or Warp? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, Runs commands, Command line, Choice of models, Self-hosted, Official SDKs, Builds agents and workflows
  • Only Cline states: Chat about your code, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Runs models for you
  • Only Warp states: Reviews pull requests, No code retained, API, Traces and evaluates

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.

About Cline

Warp

Warp is an AI-powered terminal and development platform for running coding agents, automating software work, and managing cloud agent workflows.

Plans

Free

Free

  • State-of-the-art modern terminal
  • Warp Agent CLI access
  • Reload credits at pay-as-you-go rates
  • Bring your own AI inference
  • Limited cloud agents access
  • Limited Warp Drive and collaboration feature access

Build

  • $20 /month
  • $18 /month
  • 1,500 credits ($20 of included agent usage at API rates)
  • Full Warp Agent access
  • Reload credits with volume-based discounts, auto-reload, and team-wide spend cap
  • Extended cloud agents access
  • Unlimited Warp Drive objects and collaboration
  • Private email support

Max

  • $200 /month
  • $180 /month
  • 18,000 credits (12× the included usage of Build)
  • Reload credits with volume-based discounts, auto-reload, and team-wide spend cap

Business

  • $50 /user /month
  • $45 /user /month
  • 1,500 credits per seat ($20 of included agent usage at API rates)
  • Team usage metrics
  • Admin-configurable data controls
  • Bring your own API keys and custom inference endpoints
  • SAML-based SSO

Enterprise

Price on request

  • Unlimited seats
  • Custom shared credit pools and usage terms
  • Advanced spend controls
  • Enterprise data governance
  • Route inference through your own cloud (BYOLLM)
  • White-glove onboarding and implementation engineer support

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

Capabilities

  • Agent that edits files — “Found it — the testimonials section was hidden by collapsing divs. Patched, PR #436 is up for review.” source
  • Knows the whole codebase — “Highest codebase indexing limits” source
  • Runs commands — “A modern terminal for agentic coding” source
  • Reviews pull requests — “First-pass review on every PR” source
  • Command line — “A powerful coding agent that works in any terminal” source
  • Choice of models — “Pick the best model for the task.” source
  • Self-hosted — “warp's cloud, or self-hosted in your own VPC.” source
  • No code retained — “no customer data is retained, stored, or used for training.” source
  • API — “API, CLI, SDK and MCP” source
  • Official SDKs — “API, CLI, SDK and MCP” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “build on Warp: factories as code, any model or harness, with evals, benchmarks, and self-improvement built in.” source
  • Traces and evaluates — “evals, benchmarks, and self-improvement loops drive measurable gains.” source

Security

  • SOC 2 Type II — “Yes, Warp has obtained a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation from an accredited third party.” source
  • SOC 2 — “Yes, Warp has obtained a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation from an accredited third party.” source
  • Not: Data kept in the EU — “Database locations are in the United States.” source
About Warp