Cline + Kimi K3 evaluated in production and on Terminal-Bench 2.1 (pass rate 77.5% to 88.8%)
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dev.to · web source · link re-checked 2026-10-16
Coding agents
Cline
ResetsNot confirmed
When you run outNot confirmed
Verified1 of 1 plans
Last verified · cline.bot/pricing
Applies to every plan
Enterprise tier exists; price not published.
Does Cline have usage limits?
Yes. Cline plans have usage limits, but the source does not publish exact allowances for its 1 plan. The reset window is not confirmed on the source page. When you hit a limit, extra usage is billed. Verified against cline.bot on Oct 16, 2026. Each plan's included usage, reset and overage rule is listed below with its source link.
Cline pricing: how much does it cost?
Cline has 1 plan in our data, including a free Open Source plan. Paid prices are not confirmed on the source page. Prices were checked against cline.bot on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are in US dollars as listed on the source page. See each plan below for what is included and how overages are charged.
Plans
Tap a plan for what's included and the source.
Open SourceFree Verified
- Price
- Free
- Included
- VS Code extension, CLI; pay only for inference (BYOK or Cline provider at cost)
- Resets
- n/a
- Run out
- Pay-as-you-go inference
- Note
- Enterprise tier exists; price not published.
- Source
- cline.bot/pricing · 2026-10-16
Use cases 7
See all 7 →Plan: "flat $18/mo for glm-5.3 access which hooks directly into cline, roo code, and cursor"
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x.com · link re-checked 2026-10-16
Failure case: a Cline session marked "failed" kept running 20+ hours and made 416 API calls (112M input tokens)
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dev.to · web source · link re-checked 2026-10-16
Approximate build cost
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What can you build with this plan?
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Compare Cline
Full table1
| Compare | Tool | Plan | Price | Included | Resets | At the limit | Status | Checked | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cline | Open Source | Free | VS Code extension, CLI; pay only for inference (BYOK or Cline provider at cost) | Other | $Usage-billedPay-as-you-go inference | Verified ⓘ | ↗ |
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Questions3
How much does Cline cost?
Cline lists 1 plan in our data: Open Source (Free).
When do Cline limits reset?
Open Source: n/a.
What happens when you run out of Cline usage?
Open Source: Pay-as-you-go inference.
Change history3
Open Source includedVS Code extension, CLI; pay only for inference (BYOK or Cline provider at cost)cline.bot/pricing ↗
featureCline Cloud available to every Cline user: tasks run in their own cloud sandbox and keep going with the laptop closed; up to 10 sessions at oncecline.bot/cloud ↗x.com/cline/status/2111171077187707033 ↗