Cline vs OpenClaw
Direct comparison of Cline (from Cline) and OpenClaw (from Erik Steinberger). Want a 3- or 4-way comparison? Open the multi-agent tool →
| Cline Cline | OpenClaw Erik Steinberger | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Vendor | Cline | Erik Steinberger |
| Category | coding | general |
| Release date | — | — |
| Source | open source | open source |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Pricing | Free OSS · pay-as-you-go for hosted models | Free OSS |
| Base models | ||
| Capabilities | idefile_ioshell_execbrowser_use | multi_llmplugin_systemmcclapersistent_state |
| Capability | ||
| gpt.buzz Index | 20.5 | 12.9 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 58.0% | — |
| SWE-bench Pro | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | — | — |
| GAIA | — | 48.0% |
| WebArena | — | — |
| Adoption | ||
| OpenRouter · daily | 435.7B | 125B |
| OpenRouter · cumulative | 4.54T | 9.72T |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Links | ||
| Links | ||
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