Aider vs Cline

Both are open-source AI agents. Aider is terminal-native with git integration. Cline runs inside VS Code.

AI pair programming in your terminal

$0 Free tier

Autonomous coding agent in VS Code

$0 Free tier

# Feature Comparison

Aider

34/40

85%

1W-1T-2L

Cline

34/40

85%

Interface

7:9

Git Integration

10:6

Agent Capabilities

7:9

LLM Support

10:10

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It depends on your use case.

Aider for terminal-first workflows with great git integration. Cline for visual VS Code experience with broader agent capabilities.

Feature	Aider	Cline
Pricing	$0 — $0	$0 — $0
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Open Source	Yes	Yes
Platforms	cli	vscode
IDE Support	Terminal	VS Code
LLMs	Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, DeepSeek, Ollama (local)	Claude, GPT-4, DeepSeek, Any OpenRouter model
Rating	4.5/5	4.5/5