- Entry price
- Not yet verified
- Free tier
- Yes
- Logged activity · 90d
- 43/100
Editor extension vs editor extension
- Entry price
- $22.80/mo
- Free tier
- No
- Logged activity · 90d
- 35/100
Cline vs Gemini Code Assist
At a glance
Verified values · no winner is picked| Dimension | Cline | Gemini Code Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Not yet verified | $22.80/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Open source | Yes | Not yet verified |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Not yet verified |
| Enterprise (SSO + offering) | Yes | Not yet verified |
Where they differ
4cline.bot
cline.bot/pricing: the free Open Source plan lists "VS Code Extension"; Enterprise adds "JetBrains Extension".
https://cline.bot/pricing ↗codeassist.google
codeassist.google/products/business: "Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, GoLand, WebStorm, and more), Cloud Workstations, Cloud Shell Editor".
https://codeassist.google/products/business ↗cline.bot
cline.bot/pricing: "You only pay for AI inference credits when you use AI models." "You can bring your own API keys".
https://cline.bot/pricing ↗codeassist.google
codeassist.google/products/business: "Pricing is based on per user per month licenses, with monthly or annual commitment terms."
https://codeassist.google/products/business ↗cline.bot
cline.bot/pricing: "Cline is free for individual developers. Pay only for AI inference on a usage basis - no subscriptions".
https://cline.bot/pricing ↗developers.googleblog.com
developers.googleblog.com (May 19, 2026): "On June 18, 2026, Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions will stop serving requests for Google AI Pro and Ultra, as well as those using it free of charge using Gemini Code Assist for individuals."
https://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ ↗cline.bot
cline.bot/pricing, Enterprise: "SSO", "SLA", "Dedicated Support", "Centralized Billing", "Role Based Access Control".
https://cline.bot/pricing ↗codeassist.google
codeassist.google/products/business: "Gemini Code Assist Enterprise (monthly) $54 per user per month"; "(annual) $45 per user per month with an upfront annual commitment"; "Customize Gemini Code Assist using your organization's private codebases".
https://codeassist.google/products/business ↗Pricing face-off
USD list price · monthly billingcodeassist.google
Not yet verified for one or both
2cline.bot
cline.bot: Cline for Desktop "Download for Mac", "Download for Windows", "Download for Linux" — "macOS, Windows & Linux".
https://cline.bot ↗cline.bot
cline.bot/pricing, Enterprise "Custom": "SSO, SLA & Dedicated Support".
https://cline.bot/pricing ↗References
Links — shown, never counted as differencesdocs.cline.bot
Cline's documentation, linked as Docs from cline.bot.
https://docs.cline.bot ↗github.com
Cline release notes are published as GitHub releases of cline/cline.
https://github.com/cline/cline/releases ↗github.com
Public repository linked from cline.bot/enterprise.
https://github.com/cline/cline ↗Recent record
Each side’s own record · not a score| Reading | Cline | Gemini Code Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Verified changes | 1 in 30 days · 3 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 1 | 1 in 30 days · 3 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 1 |
| Last verified change | 16 Oct 2026 · 21 days ago | 9 Oct 2026 · 28 days ago |
| Activity · 90 days | 43 · above the IDE assistants median of 39 | 35 · below the IDE assistants median of 39 |
| Latest list-price move | No verified price | None observed |
| Pricing on record | No verified price | 4 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $22.80 |
| Comparable facts | 7 of 7 verified | 5 of 7 verified |
Cline · latest 3
- Release
Cline begins rolling out Cline Cloud sessions
Cline 4.1.25 starts a gradual rollout of Cloud sessions: tasks run in a hosted sandbox on a chosen GitHub repo and branch and keep running after the editor closes.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 16 Oct 2026Cline — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/v4.1.25 ↗ - Release
Cline for Desktop cloud sessions get the same models as Cline on the web
Cloud sessions can use Cline Usage-Billing, ClinePass, and ClineFree models, and a new cloud session waits until a model is ready before sending.
github.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 2 Oct 2026Cline — GitHub releaseshttps://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/desktop-v0.0.41 ↗ - Release
Cline releases Cline Desktop, an open-source app for open-weight models
Cline releases an early version of Cline Desktop, an open-source desktop app focused on open-weight models, available for Mac with a Windows beta.
cline.bot
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 14 Sept 2026Cline — bloghttps://cline.bot/blog/cline-desktop-an-open-source-app-for-open-weight-models ↗
Gemini Code Assist · latest 3
- Availability
Google ends sales of new Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions
From October 9, 2026, new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions can no longer be purchased; existing subscriptions auto-renew through 2026, auto-renewal ends in 2027, and Google points customers to Antigravity.
docs.cloud.google.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 9 Oct 2026Google Cloud — Gemini Code Assist release noteshttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/release-notes ↗ - Availability
Gemini Code Assist stops new console purchases for billing accounts without a subscription
New Gemini Code Assist subscriptions can no longer be bought through the Google Cloud console by billing accounts that do not already have an active subscription.
docs.cloud.google.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 4 Sept 2026Google Cloud — Gemini Code Assist release noteshttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/release-notes ↗ - Pricing
Gemini Code Assist discontinues first-month subscription credits
Google discontinues the credits for the first month of Gemini Code Assist usage; customers already receiving them are unaffected.
docs.cloud.google.com
ObservedHigh confidencePublished 20 Aug 2026Google Cloud — Gemini Code Assist release noteshttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/release-notes ↗