Cline
By Cline
Open-source AI coding agent that runs as a VS Code extension. Bring-your-own LLM (Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter) — pay only API costs, no subscription.
Best for
- VS Code agent without leaving your editor
- BYOK pricing for cost control
- multi-LLM workflows
- open-source agentic dev
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