Comparison

Cline vs Codeium

On the evidence we track, Cline leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cline full profile →Codeium full profile →

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★Cline68

Codeium57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ClineLeader	Codeium
Vioscale score	68 / 100medium · 56%updating	57 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	811	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	66,899	-
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 · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Cline68 / 100medium · 56%updating

Codeium57 / 100medium · 59%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Model

Clinecommercial

Codeiumfreemium

Price level

Clinelow

Codeiummid

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Codeium–

Transparent

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Integrations

Count

Cline5

Codeium2

Security

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Codeium✓

Soc2

Cline–

Codeium✓

Vulnerabilities

ClineCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Codeium–

Reliability

Status page

Cline–

Codeium✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Codeium–

Github stars

Cline66,899

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 · HQ US

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)	-
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	✓	✗
Context
Codebase context	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	-	Free
Licensing
Open-source client	-	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)

Codeium-

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Cline✓

Codeium✗

Context

Codebase context

ClineRepo-wide indexing

Codeium-

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

Cline-

CodeiumFree

Licensing

Open-source client

Cline-

CodeiumClosed

What each one is

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

Cline

Leader

Cline is a coding agent that integrates into your development environment—editors and CLI—to automate file reading and writing, execute terminal commands, and browse the web while maintaining human approval over every action. It supports both interactive conversation-based development and headless automation for CI/CD workflows.

Independently observed

Codeium

A code completion and suggestion tool built into IDEs that uses AI to assist developers during coding tasks.

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

Leader

from $9.99/moHybridFree tier

From $9.99/month with built-in model access, or free with your own API keys

Cline (usage-billing)$9.99/month
Bring Your Own KeyFree

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Codeium

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $200/month for individuals; Teams at $80/month base + $40/month per seat; Enterprise custom pricing

FreeFree
- Light quota
- Limited model availability
- Unlimited inline edits
- Unlimited Tab completions
Pro$20/month
- Everything in Free
- Increased quotas
- OpenAI, Claude, Gemini access
- Full model availability
- Free SWE 1.7
- +3 more
Max$200/month
- Everything in Pro
- Significantly higher quotas
Teams$80/month + $40/month per full dev seat
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited team members
- Share and collaborate
- Centralized billing
- Admin dashboard with analytics
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Teams
- Highest priority support
- Dedicated account management
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- Centralized enterprise admin controls
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

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.

Cline

Leader

11 total

Telegram
Slack
Discord
Google Chat
WhatsApp
Linear
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Codeium

2 total

VS Code
JetBrains IDEs

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.