Cursor vs Cline
Cursor is listed under AI IDEs, Cline under AI IDEs. Shared focus: agent. Each name links to the product's own site.
| Category | AI IDEs | AI IDEs |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Open source |
| Public code | No | Yes |
| Tags | editor, agent, vs-code-fork, chat | vs-code-extension, agent, open-source, byok |
| Website | cursor.com | cline.bot |
What Cursor does
AI code editor built on a fork of VS Code. It has chat, inline edits and an agent mode that changes many files at once. It supports models from several providers and has a free tier.
What Cline does
Open source VS Code extension that acts as a coding agent. It edits files and runs terminal commands, asking for your approval at each step. You choose the model provider.