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Claude CodeCline

Compare AI products	Claude Code Visit Site	Cline Visit Site
Rating	9.6	9.8
Category	Coding agents	Coding agents
Vendor	Anthropic	Open Source / Cline
Started	2025	2024
Region	Global	Global
China availability	Overseas access	Limited in China
Pricing tier	Paid	Free / open
Current flagship	Claude Code + Claude 3.7 Sonnet / Fable 5.1	Cline v3.x (Native MCP Support)
Open source	No	Yes
Self-hostable	No	Yes
Capability tags	CodingAutonomous agent	CodingAutonomous agentLow cost
Latest release	Sep 2026 · Fable 5.1	Mar 2026 · Cline 3.0
Notes	—	Open-source extension, bring your own key — pair it with a China-accessible API
Strengths	Anthropic official CLI agent operating directly in terminal shell to edit and test Deep synergy with Claude 3.7 hybrid reasoning and MCP; unmatched CLI autonomy	100% open-source with first-class Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration Connect to any model API (Claude, DeepSeek, OpenAI, Ollama) with transparent cost tracking
Caveats	Terminal-only interface; requires comfort with CLI workflows	Runs locally on host system; requires user vigilance when approving destructive commands

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