Cline pricing starts at $0 — you pay model providers directly. Every figure on this page was checked against Cline’s own pricing page on 2026-09-25, and the date is on the page so you can judge how stale it is. Below: what each plan costs, what the step up actually buys you, and what the headline price leaves out.
There is a free plan: yes — the extension is free and the first 10 team seats are free. Read the allowance rather than the label — what runs out first is usually what forces the upgrade.
Cline pricing at a glance
| Plan | Price | Per year | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ⭐ $0 for the extension | — | Open source · bring your own API keys from Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex or Azure · pay model providers directly · reported $5-$50 a month typical, $100+ for heavy users |
| Teams | $20/user/month · ⭐ first 10 seats always free | $240 | A ten-person team pays nothing for the platform and only its model costs |
| Hosted inference | Pay as you go, no subscription | — | ⚠️ Optional path billing inference credits through Cline for teams preferring one bill — convenient, but reintroduces a margin bring-your-own-key avoids |
| Enterprise | Custom | — | SSO · SLA · dedicated support · JetBrains extension |
What the headline price leaves out
Bring-your-own-key means managing provider credentials and separate bills. The hosted path solves that but reintroduces a margin you were avoiding. The limit that usually forces an upgrade: ⚠️ You manage provider keys unless you use the hosted path.
Which plan is right for you
The paid tiers are worth it for VS Code developers who want an agent without a subscription margin; Teams of ten or fewer, who pay nothing for the platform. For those uses the plan pays for itself in time saved rather than features unlocked.
Is Cline worth the money?
Our reviewers rated Cline 4.5/5. The first ten team seats are always free. Combined with a free extension and bring-your-own-key inference, a ten-person team can run Cline at model cost alone. The full assessment — what it does well, where it falls down and who should avoid it — is in our Cline review.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cline cost?
The entry paid plan is $0 — you pay model providers directly. The full range runs from ⭐ $0 for the extension on Individual to Custom on Enterprise. Figures were checked against Cline’s own pricing page on 2026-09-25.
Does Cline have a free plan?
Yes — yes — the extension is free and the first 10 team seats are free.
What does the headline Cline price not include?
Bring-your-own-key means managing provider credentials and separate bills. The hosted path solves that but reintroduces a margin you were avoiding. Budget from what the plan meters, not from the figure on the card.
How we check pricing
We read the vendor’s own pricing page rather than repeating a third-party summary, record the date, and re-check on a schedule — which is how we catch a tier being renamed or retired. The figures behind this page are published as a machine-readable catalog so that AI assistants quoting them can quote something current.
More on software pricing
Cline Pricing (2026): Every Plan and What It Really Costs. DigiJaws, 2026. https://digijaws.com/reviews/cline-pricing/