Comparison

Cline vs Codeium

No clear leader: Cline (66.4) and Codeium (61.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Cline full profile →Codeium full profile →

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Cline66

Codeium62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cline	Codeium
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 56%	62 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://windsurf.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	811	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	70,278	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Cline66 / 100medium · 56%

Codeium62 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Model

Clinefreemium

Codeiumfreemium

Price level

Clinelow

Codeiummid

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Codeium$20

Transparent

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Integrations

Count

Cline10

Codeium7

Security

Certifications

Cline–

CodeiumSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Gdpr

Cline–

Codeium✓

Soc2

Cline–

Codeium✓

Trust center

Cline–

Codeiumhttps://windsurf.com/security

Vulnerabilities

ClineCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Codeium–

Reliability

Status page

Cline–

Codeium✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Codeium–

Github stars

Cline70,278

Codeium–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cline100

Codeium–

Release

History

Cline20 items

Codeium–

License

Spdx

ClineApache-2.0

Codeium–

Language

Primary

ClineTypeScript

Codeium–

Market

Availability

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

CodeiumAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Cline7 items

Codeium7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Cline	Codeium
Core
Form	Chat / edit	Inline completion
Autonomy level	Agentic	Suggest
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti	IDE extension (VS Code, JetBrains extensions)
AI
Model source	Model-agnostic (BYO key)	Model-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	✓	✓
Context
Codebase context	Repo-wide indexing	Repo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits	✓	✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools	✓	✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option	-	✓
Security
Enterprise controls	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage	All languages supported by underlying LLM models	-
Commercial
Pricing model	Usage credits	Free
Licensing
Open-source client	OSS	Closed

Core

Form

ClineChat / edit

CodeiumInline completion

Autonomy level

ClineAgentic

CodeiumSuggest

Surface

Editor / surface support

ClineVS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti

CodeiumIDE extension (VS Code, JetBrains extensions)

Model source

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

CodeiumModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Context

Codebase context

ClineRepo-wide indexing

CodeiumRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Cline-

Codeium✓

Security

Enterprise controls

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Codeium-

Commercial

Pricing model

ClineUsage credits

CodeiumFree

Licensing

Open-source client

ClineOSS

CodeiumClosed

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cline

A conversational coding agent that integrates into development environments and terminals to automate code generation, file management, and command execution, with all actions requiring explicit user approval

Independently observed

Codeium

A desktop and cloud platform that enables developers to manage fleets of AI agents for coding tasks, supporting multiple AI models and collaborative team workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cline

from $9.99/moHybridFree tier

$9.99/month with free model options. Bring Your Own Key alternative available.

Cline (usage-billing)$9.99/month
- 2-5x usage on popular open models vs. standard API rate
- built-in billing
- one sign-in
- free model options

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Codeium

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Individual plans from $20/month (Pro) to $200/month (Max). Team plans start at $80/month plus $40/month per seat.

FreeFree
- Light quota to code with agents
- Limited model availability
- Unlimited inline edits
- Unlimited Tab completions
Pro$20/month
- Increased quotas
- Full model availability
- Access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, SpaceX, and open source models
- Free SWE-2 model
- Access to Devin Cloud agents
- +2 more
Max$200/month
- Everything in Pro
- Significantly higher quotas
Team$80/month + $40/month per full developer seat
- Unlimited team members and flex seats
- Share and collaborate
- Centralized billing
- Admin dashboard with analytics
- Priority support
EnterpriseContact sales
- Highest priority support
- Dedicated account management
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- Centralized enterprise admin controls
- Dedicated deployment option
- +1 more

as of 2026-09-22verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cline	Codeium
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Cline✗

Codeium✓

macOS

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Windows

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Linux

Cline✓

Codeium✓

CLI

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Self-hosted

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Hybrid

Cline✗

Codeium✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Slack
Linear

Cline

11 total - 9 not shared

Telegram
Discord
Google Chat
WhatsApp
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Codeium

10 total - 8 not shared

VS Code
JetBrains IDEs
GitHub
MCP
Teams
Jira
GitLab
Bitbucket

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Cline or Codeium: which one depends on you

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