Cline CLI vs. Open Interpreter

Feature	Cline CLI	Open Interpreter

Tagline	Autonomous coding agent right in your terminal	Open-source coding agent built for low-cost and open-weight models
Website	https://cline.bot	https://www.openinterpreter.com
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	October 2, 2025	July 14, 2023
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Neovim, Emacs	Zed (via ACP)
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	100+ providers: Kimi K2/K3, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Bedrock, Copilot, OpenRouter, Groq, MiniMax, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	ChatGPT Claude Code	ChatGPT
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 (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/cline/cline	https://github.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter
Development State	active	active