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ClineTrae

Compare AI products	Cline Visit Site	Trae Visit Site
Rating	9.8	9.3
Category	Coding agents	Coding agents
Vendor	Open Source / Cline	ByteDance
Started	2024	2024
Region	Global	China
China availability	Limited in China	Works in China
Pricing tier	Free / open	Free tier
Current flagship	Cline v3.x (Native MCP Support)	Trae Builder / Claude 3.5 Sonnet + GPT-4o
Open source	Yes	No
Self-hostable	Yes	No
Capability tags	CodingAutonomous agentLow cost	CodingStrong ChineseAutonomous agent
Latest release	Mar 2026 · Cline 3.0	Jan 2025 · Trae global release
Notes	Open-source extension, bring your own key — pair it with a China-accessible API	—
Strengths	100% open-source with first-class Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration Connect to any model API (Claude, DeepSeek, OpenAI, Ollama) with transparent cost tracking	Smooth direct China access with free access to Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o Clear Builder/Chat modes with a polished interface and first-class Chinese UX
Caveats	Runs locally on host system; requires user vigilance when approving destructive commands	Relatively new product; monorepo deep indexing performance is continuously improving

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