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Continue vs Cline: catalog facts
Continue	Cline
Best for: Developers who want to use AI coding agents in their workflow	Best for: Developers who want an open coding agent in their editor or terminal
Free The project is available under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source; you pay your chosen model provider for usage.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Open-source coding agent Includes editor extensions and a CLI	Plan and Act modes for reviewing work before changes Works with many model providers All 4 strengths for Cline Plan and Act modes for reviewing work before changes Works with many model providers CLI suits scripts and CI pipelines Desktop app works without an editor
Requires an AI model provider or compatible local model to use its coding-agent features	Desktop app is early (version 0.0.34) and only on macOS and Windows Model costs depend on the provider you connect
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Continue github.com/continuedev/continue Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cline cline.bot Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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