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ClineWindsurf

Compare AI products	Cline Visit Site	Windsurf Visit Site
Rating	9.8	9.6
Category	Coding agents	Coding agents
Vendor	Open Source / Cline	Codeium
Started	2024	2021
Region	Global	Global
China availability	Limited in China	Overseas access
Pricing tier	Free / open	Free tier
Current flagship	Cline v3.x (Native MCP Support)	Cascade Flows + Multi-model
Open source	Yes	No
Self-hostable	Yes	No
Capability tags	CodingAutonomous agentLow cost	CodingAutonomous agent
Latest release	Mar 2026 · Cline 3.0	Jan 2025 · DeepSeek & Claude integrated
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	Cascade engine and AI Flows deeply harmonize developer intent and context shifts Automated terminal commands, live debugging, and codebase variable tracking
Caveats	Runs locally on host system; requires user vigilance when approving destructive commands	Third-party extension ecosystem is still growing compared to native VS Code

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