Claude Code vs Cline
Direct comparison of Claude Code (from Anthropic) and Cline (from Cline). Want a 3- or 4-way comparison? Open the multi-agent tool →
| Claude Code Anthropic | Cline Cline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Vendor | Anthropic | Cline |
| Category | coding | coding |
| Release date | — | — |
| Source | proprietary | open source |
| License | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Included with Claude Pro/Max/Team subscriptions | Free OSS · pay-as-you-go for hosted models |
| Base models | ||
| Capabilities | terminalfile_iomulti_file_editshell_exec+1 | idefile_ioshell_execbrowser_use |
| Capability | ||
| gpt.buzz Index | 95.4 | 20.5 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.9% | 58.0% |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.4% | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 65.4% | — |
| GAIA | 74.6% | — |
| WebArena | 64.5% | — |
| Adoption | ||
| OpenRouter · daily | 73.5B | 420.2B |
| OpenRouter · cumulative | 3.52T | 4.54T |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Links | ||
| Links | ||
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