Cline vs Continue
A side-by-side comparison of Cline and Continue to help you choose the right AI coding tool for your workflow.
Cline
Cline wins for developers who want a capable, auditable agent loop in VS Code; Continue wins when team standardization across IDEs is the actual problem to solve.
You want an agentic loop inside VS Code that plans, edits, runs commands, and checks its own work — with full auditability via Apache 2.0 and direct provider billing.
You are solving an org-fragmentation problem across mixed IDEs and teams and need a shareable, enforceable config that standardizes models and context for everyone.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cline | Continue |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (BYO API key), pay model provider directly | Free (BYO API key); Continue Hub free tier with team plans available |
| Our Rating | 4.4/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Category | code assistant | code assistant |
| Website | https://cline.bot | https://continue.dev |
Cline
Open-source VS Code coding agent with a per-step human approval gate and bring-your-own-key billing. The Apache 2.0 license and direct provider billing are the whole reason to pick it over a closed IDE fork.
Continue
Open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains whose real differentiator is one shareable config that standardizes the model stack across a whole team.