Cline
Open-source autonomous coding agent inside VS Code.
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Cline vs Windsurf
Cline (Cline) and Windsurf (Cognition) both sit in Coding. Cline is the cheaper entry point at Free client, bring your own model key. Windsurf shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (14 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Cline Cline | Windsurf Cognition |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | v3 | 3.12.28 |
| Entry cost | Free client, bring your own model key | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | — | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $120 |
| Model stack | Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Gemini 2.5 Pro | Cascade · Claude · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Devin · Devin Local · Fast · Fusion · Gemini · GPT · GPT 5.2 Mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.6 · GPT-6 Astra · Haiku · Kimi K2.5 · OpenAI frontier models · SWE 1.7 · SWE-1.5 · SWE-2 · Ultra |
| Context window | — | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 14 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Plan/act modes, MCP tools, Terminal control | Cascade agent, Supercomplete, Live previews, Memories, Deploys, Devin Local Agent, Devin Cloud Agent, Cascade Agent |
Windsurf
An IDE whose Cascade agent tracks your actions and edits across the codebase.
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