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Comparison

Cline vs OpenCode

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Cline

Autonomous coding agent inside VS Code, with approval gates.

  • + Approval gates make autonomous edits safe
  • + Runs inside the editor you already use
  • − VS Code only
  • − Token-heavy on large tasks

OpenCode

A model-agnostic, local-first coding agent TUI.

  • + Clean TUI with strong BYOK support
  • + Local-first and privacy-friendly
  • − Younger ecosystem
  • − Terminal-only
Spec Cline OpenCode
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing free free
Starting price BYOK usage cost BYOK usage cost
Models claude, gpt, gemini, byok claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok
Languages typescript typescript, go
GitHub stars 63.9k 178.4k
Last activity 2026-06-25 2026-06-25