Cline CLI vs. Zero

Feature	Cline CLI	Zero

Tagline	Autonomous coding agent right in your terminal	Open-source Go coding agent for the terminal, 25+ providers
Website	https://cline.bot	https://zero.gitlawb.com/
Language	typescript	go
Release Date	October 2, 2025	May 28, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Neovim, Emacs	Zed, JetBrains, Neovim (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent (up to 1M)	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, Azure, Cerebras, 30+ providers	25+ providers: GitLawb OpenGateway (default), AI/ML API, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, ChatGPT/Codex, OpenRouter, Groq, DeepSeek, Together, Fireworks, Qwen, Moonshot, MiniMax, Bedrock, Vertex, Z.ai, KiloCode, OpenCode Zen/Go; local via Ollama and LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	ChatGPT SuperGrokX Premium+
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $20/mo per user	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/cline/cline	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero
Development State	active	active