Cline Pricing — ClinePass, Usage Billing & BYOK
ClinePass — optional access method: $9.99/month (Optional ClinePass subscription; not required to use the open-source agent). Open-source agent connected through Cline billing, ClinePass, BYOK, or a local model provider
Plan prices and billing scope
| Plan / access option | Price / billing | Access scope | Continuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cline agent / harness | UnknownCline agent / harness: Open-source agent; selected provider/model costs and limits apply separatelyCline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options | FactCline agent / harness: VS Code, JetBrains, terminal CLI, SDK, cloud and local model providersCline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options | FactCline agent / harness: Provider-dependent; the Cline agent does not define one universal overage policy.Cline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options |
| ClinePass — optional access method | FactClinePass — optional access method: $9.99/month (Optional ClinePass subscription; not required to use the open-source agent)Cline authorization and billing options · Cline free models | FactClinePass — optional access method: Cline with curated hosted modelsCline authorization and billing options · Cline free models | FactClinePass — optional access method: Users can switch to pay-as-you-go Cline billing or BYOK; each option has separate costs and limits.Cline authorization and billing options |
Billing qualifications and Unknowns
- FactCline usage billing is pay as you go; BYOK and local models retain their provider-specific economics.Cline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options
- FactThe 2–5× statement is relative usage, not a published fixed quota.Cline authorization and billing options · Cline free models
- FactCline is an open-source agent/harness; model inference is supplied separately.Cline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options · Cline free models · ClinePass
- FactLimited-time free-model quotas can change and are not published as one stable numeric Cline allowance.Cline official GitHub repository · Cline authorization and billing options · Cline free models · ClinePass
Prices retain the recorded currency, billing period and commitment. Provider-dependent charges are separate; no currency conversion or inferred API price is included.
Related eligibility and pooling questions
- ClinePass Limits: Which Clock Did I Hit? — ClinePass is an optional $9.99/month Cline provider with three usage clocks: a rolling 5-hour window, a week, and a month. Numeric allowances are unpublished.