Cline pricing: free extension, API costs and Teams

Cline is an open-source coding agent that runs in VS Code and other editors. The extension is free. Your real cost is model inference, which you either bring with your own API key (BYOK) or buy through Cline at cost. ClinePass is Cline's own subscription.

Open-source extension$0Bring your own key or pay-as-you-go

Inference via ClinePay-as-you-go, at costDepends on the model you pick

ClinePass$9.99 / monthStandard rate after promotion

All Cline plans

Per-seat prices in USD from the official pricing pages. “Annual billing” is the per-month price when billed annually, as the vendor states it; the yearly total is shown where published.

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Cline plans and prices (USD, excl. tax)
Plan	Monthly billing	Annual billing	Seats	Usage (as published)

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Pricing (USD)

Pricing (USD)
Feature	Price	Notes
Open-source extension	$0	Bring your own key or pay-as-you-go
Inference via Cline	Pay-as-you-go, at cost	Depends on the model you pick
ClinePass	$9.99 / month	Standard rate after promotion
Enterprise	Contact sales	SSO, admin, deployment options

ClinePass's page shows $9.99 as the standard rate after a promotion. We didn't capture the promo price, so check the page.
With BYOK, your bill comes from the model provider. See Anthropic API pricing or OpenAI API pricing.
Agent loops read many files, so token spend grows fast on large repos.

Amounts as printed on the official page on 2026-11-05 (Asia/Colombo), excl. tax unless stated.

How Cline pricing works

Who it's for

Compared with Claude Code, which comes with paid Claude plans, Cline lets you swap models freely. See Claude Code vs Cline. Developers with API keys already: the free extension plus BYOK. People who want a predictable bill: ClinePass at $9.99/month. Companies: Enterprise for admin controls.

How we check prices

Prices come from cline.bot/pricing and the ClinePass page. Prices on this page were checked against the vendor's official pricing page on 2026-11-05 (Asia/Colombo). Amounts are USD and exclude tax unless the vendor says otherwise. Where we could not confirm a figure, we write "Price not verified" rather than guess. Vendors change prices often, so confirm on the official page before you buy. Corrections: [email protected]. See /methodology/.

More pricing pages and comparisons.

Claude Code pricing →

Cline pricing FAQ

Is Cline free?

The extension is free and open source; you pay for model usage.

What is ClinePass?

Cline's subscription, $9.99/month standard rate.

Can I use my own API key?

Yes, BYOK is supported.

Does ClinePass include model usage?

ClinePass is Cline's own subscription at a $9.99/month standard rate after promotion. With BYOK, your bill comes from the model provider instead.

Why does Cline spend so many tokens on large repos?

Agent loops read many files, so token spend grows fast on large repos.