Cursor vs Cline

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Cursor compared with Cline
Detail	Cursor	Cline
What it does	AI coding agent for building ambitious software	The Open Coding Agent
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	free
Pricing	Not given	Free for individual developers with usage-based pricing for AI inference. Enterprise plans available with team features, SSO, SLA, and dedicated support.
Key features	AI agents that autonomously plan, write, and review code Works across desktop IDE, CLI, web and mobile Understands entire codebase using advanced codebase search Multiple AI models including Grok, GPT-5, and Opus Team rules to teach preferences and architectural decisions Fast codebase search using Instant Grep for large repositories Cloud agents that work in parallel for hours or days Git and checkpoint system to track code evolution Extensible with plugins, skills, and MCP integrations	Not given
What makes it different	Agents work autonomously, eliminating manual coding tasks Available everywhere you work across all development tools Understands full codebase context before making changes Choose best model for each task with multi-model support	Open source with no vendor lock-in Supports any AI model from any provider Available across IDE, terminal, and SDK
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	90 no change since last check	79 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	58	32
Citation Flow (Majestic)	66	52
Referring domains (Majestic)	48259	8498

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