Cline vs OpenCode

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	Cline Open-source coding agent that runs as an IDE extension and CLI with bring-your-own-key model access.	OpenCode Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal, IDE, and desktop, maintained by Anomaly.
Category	harness	harness
Vendor type	hybrid	hybrid
Pricing	freemium	freemium
Strengths	+ Open source (Apache 2.0) with full BYOK model flexibility + Plan/Act split gives explicit human approval before execution + MCP support and .clinerules for repo-specific configuration + Runs in VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, and as a CLI	+ MIT-licensed and developed fully in the open with a large contributor base + Provider-agnostic with 75+ LLM providers, local models, and BYOK support + Privacy-first design that does not store code or context data server-side + Runs in terminal, IDE, and desktop with multi-session support
Tradeoffs	− Token costs fall directly on the user and can run high with frontier models − Per-step approval workflow is slower than fully autonomous harnesses	− Rapid release cadence can bring breaking changes between versions − Result quality varies with whichever provider and model the user configures
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