Cline vs JetBrains AI
Cline is an editor extension by Cline Bot Inc.. JetBrains AI is an editor extension by JetBrains. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Cline |  JetBrains AI | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Editor extension, Terminal agent | Editor extension |
| Vendor | Cline Bot Inc. | JetBrains |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 Open source | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $30/mo |
| Team seat | Contact sales | $20/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | 10 credits/mo AI Pro, worth about $10 |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway | Vendor models, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor |
| Runs inside | cmux, dmux, PearAI | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |