Cline vs Claude Code pricing (October 2026)

Generated from vendor pricing pages, fetched 2026-10-16. Always confirm on the vendor page.

Which is cheaper for you?

Both list a free plan. Cline free: Inference at cost or BYOK. Claude Code free: No Claude Code.

Claude Code's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $20/month; Cline has no published individual paid price.

Price is not the whole story: Cline bills as "Free open source; pay for inference at cost or BYOK", Claude Code as "Subscription with session/weekly usage limits; or API pay-as-you-go". Heavy users should compare the limits below.

Try your own numbers in the workload calculator.

Side by side

	Cline	Claude Code
Billing model	Free open source; pay for inference at cost or BYOK	Subscription with session/weekly usage limits; or API pay-as-you-go
Free plan	Inference at cost or BYOK	No Claude Code
Cheapest paid plan	None published	Pro $20/mo - Includes Claude Code; usage limits apply
Top individual plan	Open Source Free/mo - Inference at cost or BYOK	Max 20x $200/mo - 20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits

Cline plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Open Source	Free	Inference at cost or BYOK
Enterprise	Custom / check	Custom

Source: https://cline.bot/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Claude Code plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	No Claude Code
Pro	$20 ($17 annual)	Includes Claude Code; usage limits apply
Max 5x	$100	5x Pro usage; $100/mo API credits
Max 20x	$200	20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits

Source: https://claude.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Recent pricing changes

2026-01-29 Claude Code: Claude Team Standard seats now include Claude Code and got cheaper. Premium seats dropped from $150 to $100 a month on annual billing. source
2025-08-28 Claude Code: Anthropic added weekly caps for Claude Pro and Max on top of the rolling 5-hour limits, including a separate Opus weekly cap. source
2025-04-09 Claude Code: Anthropic launched Claude Max at $100 (5x Pro usage) and $200 (20x Pro usage). source