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Z.ai
z.aiAlso covers assistant and programming
Build websites, write code, handle long tasks, and ask questions with Z.ai, an assistant powered by GLM.
Alternatives
The Best Cline Alternatives in 2026
24 alternatives0 free · 19 open source
Looking for something like Cline? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 19 are open source.
Cline provides an autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or command-line assistant.
Top picks at a glance
First suggestionZ.aiBuild websites, write code, handle long tasks, and ask…Open source optionPiPi provides an agent toolkit with a unified model API…
Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z.ai | — | Not stated | Web |
| 2 | Pi | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Ccusage | — | Not stated | — |
| 4 | Poirot | — | Yes | macOS |
| 5 | Open Interpreter | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | Continue | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Kilo | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | blade-deepseek | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | CodeAlmanac | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | OpenCode | — | Yes | — |
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Pi provides an agent toolkit with a unified model API, agent loop, terminal UI, and coding command line.
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Ccusage
github.com/ryoppippi/ccusageAlso covers programming · same kind of open-source project
ccusage provides a command-line interface for inspecting usage data from coding assistants.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Poirot helps Claude Code users browse sessions, inspect diffs, and rerun commands on macOS.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Use Open Interpreter as a coding agent with open language models for development work.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Continue offers developers an open-source coding agent for software development tasks.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Kilo provides an open-source coding agent and an agentic engineering platform.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Orca provides a coding agent built around the DeepSeek language model.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
CodeAlmanac builds a codebase wiki for AI coding agents, capturing decisions, flows, and project invariants.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Use OpenCode as an open-source agent for coding tasks in a development workflow.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
The Codex CLI repository provides a lightweight coding agent that runs in a terminal.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
OpenCode offers an open-source agent for coding and other software development workflows.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Awesome Opencode collects plugins, themes, agents, projects, and resources for OpenCode.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Zoo Code coordinates AI agents as a development team inside a code editor.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
smol developer provides a library for embedding a developer agent into an application.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
ChatDev uses multi-agent collaboration to create software from a natural language idea.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Paperclip provides an open-source application for organizing and managing agents at work.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
The Devika repository describes an open source project for an agentic software engineer.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
English Compiler converts English-language Markdown specifications into functional code.
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Clippy
github.com/ennucore/clippyAlso covers assistant · same kind of open-source project
Clippinator is an AI programming assistant that can optionally use search when configured with a SerpAPI key.
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Also covers open source and programming · same kind of open-source project
Aider provides AI pair programming from a terminal for software development tasks.
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Kilo
kilo.aiAlso covers programming
Kilo provides open-source AI coding assistance through VS Code, JetBrains, command-line, and cloud interfaces.
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Also covers open source and programming
OpenCode helps with AI-assisted coding and connects to model providers such as Claude, GPT, and Gemini.
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Roundtable
github.com/askbudi/roundtableAlso covers programming · same kind of open-source project
Roundtable connects multiple AI coding assistants through automatic discovery and a shared MCP interface.
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What is the best alternative to Cline?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Cline are Z.ai, Pi, and Ccusage.
Are there open-source alternatives to Cline?
Yes: Pi, Poirot, Open Interpreter, and Continue.
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