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OpenCode vs Cline — Cost, Capacity & Access

Choose an optional hosted provider for an open-source coding agent. OpenCode — OpenCode Go — optional provider: $10.00/month (Optional hosted provider; not the price of the open-source agent). Cline — ClinePass — optional access method: $9.99/month (Optional ClinePass subscription; not required to use the open-source agent)

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Plan decision matrix

Selected plans for this decision. Follow the pricing guides for all tiers. Currencies, billing periods and quota units retain their original scope.
Decision axisOpenCodeCline
Pricing / billing
FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: $10.00/month (Optional hosted provider; not the price of the open-source agent)OpenCode Go · OpenCode Zen
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
Usage limits
FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: Go ($10/month): each model has its own monthly usage-value limit, $15–$60 depending on the model; the 5-hour limit is 20% and the weekly limit 50% of it. A $60 model allows $12 / 5 hours and $30 / week. Base usage value; effective allowance varies by model. This is not a universal request quota or equal capacity across models.OpenCode Go
FactClinePass — optional access method: Officially described as 2–5× more usage than standard API rates. ClinePass measures usage against three limits at once: a rolling 5-hour window, the calendar week, and the calendar month. Numeric allowances, timezone, and rollover are Unknown — not publicly disclosed.Cline authorization and billing options · Cline free models
Available interfaces (product scope)
FactProduct interfaces: Terminal, desktop app, IDE extension. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.OpenCode documentation · OpenCode official GitHub repository
FactProduct interfaces: VS Code, JetBrains, terminal CLI, SDK. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Cline official GitHub repository
After included usage
FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: OpenCode Zen balance can be used beyond Go caps when that option is enabled.OpenCode Go · OpenCode Zen
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

Choose according to your requirements

Choose OpenCode if…

Derived decision you want published Go base usage-value limits with model-dependent capacity with optional Zen balance.

  • FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: Go ($10/month): each model has its own monthly usage-value limit, $15–$60 depending on the model; the 5-hour limit is 20% and the weekly limit 50% of it. A $60 model allows $12 / 5 hours and $30 / week. Base usage value; effective allowance varies by model. This is not a universal request quota or equal capacity across models.OpenCode Go
  • FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: OpenCode through the OpenCode Go providerOpenCode Go · OpenCode Zen
  • FactProduct interfaces: Terminal, desktop app, IDE extension. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.OpenCode documentation · OpenCode official GitHub repository
  • FactOpen-source agent connected to local, BYOK, OpenCode Go, OpenCode Zen, or another providerOpenCode documentation · OpenCode official GitHub repository
  • FactOpenCode Go — optional provider: OpenCode Zen balance can be used beyond Go caps when that option is enabled.OpenCode Go · OpenCode Zen

Choose Cline if…

Derived decision you want optional ClinePass or separately billed Cline/BYOK access.

What this comparison cannot establish

Published quotas use different units and workloads. These records cannot establish relative coding output or a universal winner. A missing numeric allowance is Unknown, not unlimited.

Not directly comparable One side has no verified numeric limit in this window.

OpenCode: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Cline: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Recommendations on this page are conditional. There is no global winner score.

Official sources and verification

Last verified · OpenCode

Usage evidence reviewed . Other product facts retain their earlier verification date.

Last verified · Cline

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