Cline vs JetBrains AI

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Cline

Open-source AI coding agent for your editor, terminal, desktop and apps

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JetBrains AI

Run and review AI coding agents across projects in JetBrains IDEs, web and CLI

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Choose Cline if…

you need an API to build on
you want open source you can self-host or audit
you work on VS Code, macOS, Windows
you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams

Choose JetBrains AI if…

you work on Web
you're in its core audience: software developers, jetbrains ide users

Side by side

FeatureC

ClineJ

JetBrains AI

Pricing modelFreeFreemium

Starting priceFree$10/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

GitHub stars70.9K—

Agent mode

CLI / terminal

Cloud agents—

AI PR review—

Bring your own key

Local / self-hosted models—

MCP support

PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Discord, TelegramWeb, JetBrains

CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants

Rank in its category#6 of 12#7 of 12

CompanyCline Bot Inc.JetBrains s.r.o.

Based inUnited StatesCzech Republic

Founded——

Part of——

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Cline	JetBrains AI
1 person	no published plan	$60 AI Enterprise
5 people	no published plan	$60 AI Enterprise
20 people	no published plan	$60 AI Enterprise

Key features

C Cline

Plan and Act modes with step approval or auto-approve
Multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and one-click undo
Runs bash commands and reacts to their output
Supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
.clinerules files that teach the agent your project conventions
MCP server integrations and SDK plugins
Runs headless in GitHub Actions, GitLab and other CI pipelines
Multi-agent teams with cron-scheduled automations

J JetBrains AI

Run multiple coding agents in parallel across projects
Supports Claude Agent, Codex, Junie, Copilot and OpenCode
Connect other agents through the Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
Review agent diffs and comment on specific lines
Event-triggered automations for PRs, merges, issues and commits
Bring your own provider subscription or API keys
Shared cloud environments with team-wide MCP servers
Admin controls over which models and agents people can use

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Cline

Open SourceFree

EnterpriseCustom

JetBrains AI

AI FreeFree

AI TrialFree

AI Pro$10 or $20 (two figures listed)

AI Ultimate$30 or $60 (two figures listed)

AI Enterprise$60

Strengths and limitations

Cline

Free and open source for individual developers
Works with any major model provider, including local models
Available as an IDE extension, CLI, desktop app and SDK
Inference sold at cost, or bring your own API key

The JetBrains extension is listed only under the Enterprise plan on the pricing page
Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
Advanced config management and fine-grained permissions are still marked as coming soon

JetBrains AI

Free tier includes 3 AI credits every 30 days
Works with several third-party agents, not only JetBrains' own
Accepts your own API keys or provider subscriptions
Purchased credits stay valid for 12 months

The free tier does not allow buying extra credits
The IDE plugin for Air is in alpha
Mobile app is listed as coming soon
AI Free is not available in Android Studio or the Community editions of PyCharm and IntelliJ IDEA