Cline CLI vs. Grok Build CLI

Feature	Cline CLI	Grok Build CLI

Tagline	Autonomous coding agent right in your terminal	Bring Grok into your terminal
Website	https://cline.bot	https://x.ai/cli
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	October 2, 2025	May 14, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	July 15, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
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	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Neovim, Emacs	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent (up to 1M)	Model dependent
Supported Models	AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, Azure, Cerebras, 30+ providers	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	SuperGrok X Premium
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $20/mo per user	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (EULA)
Source Code	https://github.com/cline/cline	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build
Development State	active	active