# Cline (Cline (open source))

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-01, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-27. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/#/agent/cline

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank | =8 of 17 (rank range 8–10) |
| Feedback Score | 42.9 (95% interval 42.2–43.6) |
| Popularity | 0.333 (share of voice 1.47%) |
| Customer love | 0.553 (95% interval 0.535–0.570) |
| Top quadrant | no |
| Authors | 1449 |
| Posts counted | 2308 |
| Posts that judge the agent | 1187 |
| Criteria better / worse than peers | 3 / 0 of 63 |

## The brief

Written by Claude Opus 5.5 from 76 labelled posts and the numbers on this page. Interpretation, not measurement: every quote is verbatim and links to its post.

**Generous free models, a fast new desktop app, and shaky plumbing.**

TL;DR:

- Free open-weight models are the hook. Tight free rate limits and fast-draining passes are the catch.
- The new desktop app wins on looks and speed but often stalls on connecting.
- ClinePass users say new models land late compared with rival plans.

### What hurts

- **Desktop app stuck on connecting** ([Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.client_failures.md), [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md)). The new desktop client often never reaches its own backend, so users on some machines cannot start a session at all.
  Posts describe an endless connecting loop on Intel Macs that survives updates to the latest build. Windows users report backend-unavailable errors and failed OAuth. Others hit unauthorized prompts asking them to re-authenticate.
  
  The install itself is praised as simple. The failure comes after launch, when the app cannot connect. Linux desktop support is the single biggest request, at 53 author-weeks.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-17: “@cline ...but the app doesn't work. it's stuck on connecting on my intel mac.” [source](https://twitter.com/1472210170629525504/status/2100718120037949813)
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-14: “love to use this but constant errors on my windows 11 machine. desktop backend unavailable tauri invoke failed for get_desktop_backend_endpoint: desktop backend endpoint not ready” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wg8pqc/introducing_cline_desktop_a_native_interface_for/p9srukj/)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-19: “@cline @opencode im running your latest build on my intel macbook pro but it’s still stuck on connecting loop. other users have shared the same issue. by the time you fix it, we won’t be able to benefit from the kimi offer.” [source](https://twitter.com/1472210170629525504/status/2101217380554715269)
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-18: “sometimes i also see (for sure in "cline usage biling", but maybe also in "clinepass"): "unauthorized: please make sure you're using the latest version of cline and re-authenticate your cline account."” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wfxi8d/i_have_issues_with_cline_pass/pajmsbq/)

- **Limits drain faster than expected** ([How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md), [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md), [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md), [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md)). Passes and free tiers run dry quickly because single prompts and heavy models burn quota in bursts, sometimes before the task finishes.
  One user ran out of a monthly ClinePass in ten days. Others say one prompt consumed their usage and stopped midway, or that they hit rate limits within an hour on a flash model.
  
  Free desktop tokens get the same complaint. Users say the allowance ends before they can properly test a model, and some compare it unfavourably with rival plans.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-13: “i purchased clinepass subscription for a month and within 10 days, i am out of monthly limits and cannot use it anymore.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wdfw1v/how_much_usage_does_clinepass_give_on_deepseek_v4/p9ivw1z/)
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-25: “bro just one prompt and your usage is gone and it even finishes midpoint.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wpyepq/gemini_38_flash_is_now_free_in_cline/pbzgvsl/)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-15: “@philcmay @cline i was using deepseek flash 4.1 and hit rate limit errors in less than 1h after about 15m tokens” [source](https://twitter.com/15588148/status/2099730607412744537)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-25: “@cline cline desktop give very little token for free. you can't really test out any model. token will be over before you blink” [source](https://twitter.com/1920829889613004800/status/2103500532958843365)

- **New models arrive late on ClinePass** ([Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.catalog_access.md)). Paying subscribers watch newer models appear on competing plans first, which undercuts the pass's value at exactly the moment interest peaks.
  Posts name specific flash models missing from ClinePass while rival plans already list them. Users call the catalog thin on newer releases, and one says they should have bought a competitor instead.
  
  Requests follow the same line. Users want the newest models on lower-priced plans and same-day availability.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-10: “@cline why is this still not on clinepass? y'all are always late to everything 💀 should’ve bought opencode go instead lol” [source](https://twitter.com/1359814023068274690/status/2097998787784605915)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-08-31: “@cline clinepass has very less choice of newer models, ie qwen3.8 27b. muse 1.2, etc.” [source](https://twitter.com/10877782/status/2094546400394559498)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-11: “@sucrasm @cline clinepass glm 5.3 flash and deepseek v4.1 flash are both missing. i don't know what they are thinking. opencode go and command have both been added.” [source](https://twitter.com/2083910218639872000/status/2098335610230513788)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-03: “@cline thanks,very informative, you wrote to tell us it's not available 👏” [source](https://twitter.com/838116065250988032/status/2095630930815996266)

- **Harness can dull the model** ([Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.capability.md)). Some users say tasks fail inside Cline that the same model should handle, and they blame the harness rather than the model.
  A repo-level planning session reportedly failed despite strong benchmark claims. One long-time fan values the visibility but says the tool makes models less smart and lacks multimodal features the provider exposes.
  
  Another returning user finds the extension improved but still behind rival harnesses on simple todo-list tasks.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-18: “tried it, regardless of the test claims, it wasn't good. completely failed to deliver in a repo level task planning session. oh well, least the hype is making other free models run quicker.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wixdae/we_added_union_alpha_stealth_model_to_cline_for/pah4k1w/)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-19: “@musingiqbal @bovetheline @cline @opencode i love cline and i still use it because of this visibility, but i cannot be productive with it. it makes models less smart also it does not even support multimodal features that openrouter exposes. currently i use claude desktop + herms.” [source](https://twitter.com/2051403352869638144/status/2101371670971703598)
  - Complaint, Cline, r/CLine, 2026-09-19: “hello, i had used cline vs code extension like a year ago but i really found it a bit inferior to roo and kilocode and i used kilocode mostly, i have tried muse on opencode tui harness and did not find it good, it missed simple tasks i provided it with a todo list. i had been using muse on kilocode with opencode zen api but then opencode stopped it due to people using it too much on hermes etc. i had downloaded cline extension and it has improved a lot but then still it feels a bit inferior to kilo, i downloaded the desktop today and will see how it compares to antigravity and other tools. would like to know you guys experiences : )” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wkr04x/how_is_kimi_k3_and_muse_spark_in_cline_desktop/)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-24: “@cline yup but not reliable. one simple prompt and got this. btw, account is signed in. <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/80018798/status/2103192689844113833)

### What works

- **Strong free models draw users in** ([Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md)). Cline routinely offers capable models at no cost, often with large context, and posts say that is the main reason people pick it.
  Users say they use Cline mainly because it gives great models for free. Posts praise free access with a 1M context window for quick iterations, and list several open models usable for free in the desktop app.
  
  Free availability earns the most praise of any criterion here. It is also the source of the rate-limit complaints above.
  Evidence:
  - Praise, Cline, r/opencode, 2026-09-09: “i use cline mainly since they give great models for free. would love a t3 code with cline but yeah” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wa713a/whats_your_top_3_ai_coding_agentharness_other/p8othxh/)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-01: “@michaelgannotti it's really good, and free in @cline right now.” [source](https://twitter.com/1895471856385134592/status/2094801568797209005)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-24: “@cline nice, free in cline with 1m context is great for quick iterations. curious how it feels on real repos vs benchmark numbers.” [source](https://twitter.com/1721322400237940736/status/2103178115442979276)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-22: “you must try @cline desktop app. models like deepseek v4.1 flash, kimi k3, muse spark 1.3 and glm 5.3 flash can be used for free i am using it since few days and it is pretty fast and efficient also it doesn't eats a lot of ram <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1758147983584161792/status/2102370281792905468)

- **BYOK keeps model choice open** ([Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md)). Bring-your-own-key and open-weight support let users mix subscriptions and providers, with per-chat token and cost tracking to keep spend visible.
  Users like that the desktop app keeps model choice open and pairs open weights with BYOK. One user routed several paid subscriptions through it and avoided limits entirely, using the built-in per-chat and overall stats to track cost.
  
  Gaps remain at the edges. Posts mention a required API key for a local model server and a missing cloud provider in the chooser.
  Evidence:
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “@cline open weights plus byok is a solid combo. i like that the desktop app keeps the model choice open.” [source](https://twitter.com/1504577006121406473/status/2099558937980748217)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “@cline finally, a proper desktop experience for open weights” [source](https://twitter.com/1924662650170179589/status/2099541778559090756)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “byok. i used gpt models using my codex $200 sub and deepseek flash using my airouter[dot]ch sub. (they suspended my api key two days ago because of overuse lmao) if you're using muse spark 1.3 (which is free) please be very specific of what u want it to do. ideally setup voice typing using their byok/pass else use handy/wisprflow/some other stt tool. i don't hit any limits because i was on byok mostly. but you can track token and cost. they have per chat stats and overall stats aswell so fafo maybe.” [source](https://twitter.com/1654347044503408640/status/2099547364352823600)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-22: “@cline why do you require an api key for lm studio on cline desktop? should be optional. i don't have a problem with the extension in vscode.” [source](https://twitter.com/2053595020272222208/status/2102536385978855763)

- **Desktop UI feels fast and polished** ([How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/ui.display_settings.md), [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.response_speed.md)). Even at an early version number, the desktop app impresses users with a clean interface and responsiveness that beats the CLI.
  Posts call the desktop app nicer looking than a competing IDE and say it feels blazing fast and smooth. One tester found it quicker than the Cline CLI.
  
  The asks are refinements. Users want hotkeys, a visible plan-mode toggle, control over when context compacts, and loading of existing repo skills.
  Evidence:
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “@cline's cline desktop app looks better than @antigravity's and it's only v0.0.27. congrats to the team for such a nice app!” [source](https://twitter.com/1874739271472488448/status/2099570593876046209)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-26: “@cline love how blazing fast it feels in the desktop app amazing lineup” [source](https://twitter.com/2010658787611619328/status/2103900512659857735)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-19: “@cline so far so good. appears quite a bit faster than cline cli. two little things: can't seem to find how to toggle plan mode. hotkeys would be nice, for plan toggle, sidebar, reasoning effort, switching between active sessions. but that's just being picky. seems very responsive.” [source](https://twitter.com/1360248620767997956/status/2101390657805865326)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-15: “@cline also guys please allow in desktop more control like at what context % to compact. please i love the ui tho” [source](https://twitter.com/1814890298037633024/status/2099685594150600813)

### Under the surface

- **Desktop launch splits the room** ([Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md), [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/ui.display_settings.md), [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.client_failures.md)). The same desktop release drives both the praise for design and speed and the complaints about connection bugs, so sentiment hinges on which build users got.
  Launch posts welcome a native desktop for open weights and praise imported settings. Others say it looks like a beta and mock the multiple app icons on launch day.
  
  With the app moving through early version numbers inside this window, expect this split to shift as connection bugs are fixed or persist.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-18: “@cline cline desktop has a very poor design. i wish people had used it before its release; it looks very much like a beta version right now” [source](https://twitter.com/2075232388582375425/status/2101011168408080592)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-21: “@cline love this launch a native desktop for open weights is exactly what the ecosystem needed!” [source](https://twitter.com/2080701318747082752/status/2101947363581727123)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-17: “tried the new @cline ide with @gmi_cloud apis to update physical atlas. sick🔥 it imported al my seetings rom all the clis no need to set up from scratch. <strict_link> <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/802171224/status/2100730291136631006)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-14: “@documentingagi @cline four app icons on launch day. somebody on that team has priorities” [source](https://twitter.com/1520329786383642624/status/2099550285131571473)

- **Free model hype meets real repos** ([Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.capability.md), [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.response_speed.md), [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md)). Launch posts lean on benchmark wins for free models, while working users report slowness and weak results once those models hit real codebases.
  Promotional replies celebrate free models beating top models on evals. Skeptics counter that a free model wastes enough time to justify paying for a better one, and that reading a codebase took an eternity.
  
  This gap feeds both the capability doubts and the speed complaints. Users keep asking how free models feel on real repos versus benchmarks.
  Evidence:
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-02: “@cline @meituan_longcat no it's not scoring $5/25 model. for some reason it's free. why? because you gonna waste so much time better to pay for better model than try to use it because it's free” [source](https://twitter.com/1754967357611495424/status/2094953560244994296)
  - Complaint, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-16: “@bylupu @cline exactly! 256k context is only good for building small utility apps. waste of time and i tested it midway of a workflow to read code base and asked it to report the status and it took eternity. social media hype never matches real life expectations.” [source](https://twitter.com/1507008605752467463/status/2100312132969484473)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-26: “@cline incredible launch free and beating top models on real world evals” [source](https://twitter.com/2010658787611619328/status/2103900435312709841)
  - Praise, Cline, @cline, 2026-09-24: “@cline nice, free in cline with 1m context is great for quick iterations. curious how it feels on real repos vs benchmark numbers.” [source](https://twitter.com/1721322400237940736/status/2103178115442979276)

### Fine print

- Most posts come from replies on the vendor's X account, which may tilt toward launch enthusiasm and promotional chatter.
- The desktop app shipped during this window, so early-build bugs weigh heavily and may not reflect later versions.
- Many criteria, including checking and finishing, have too few posts to support firm conclusions.

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 295 author-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by Claude Sonnet 5 reads every counted post and extracts what the author asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. Claude Opus 5.5 groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes; code counts them. A theme counts distinct author-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one author-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 author-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different authors, without slurs, preferring posts of 60 to 450 characters, most recent first.

| Rank | Request | Criterion | Author-weeks | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux desktop app and support | [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 53 | 61 |
| 2 | Higher free tier usage limits | [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Newest models on lower-priced plans | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Stabilize and fix the desktop app | [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Faster, more responsive support replies | [Support, refunds and issue handling](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/account.support.md) | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Same-day availability of new models | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Add DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model | [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Built-in computer use capability | [Computer use and browser control](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Clear free tier usage limits | [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Fix frequent app and CLI crashes | [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Free access to specific or new models | [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Free usage credits | [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | 3 | 3 |

### 1. Linux desktop app and support

- Cline, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline would love to try cline, but there is no linux desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1601711797/status/2103693469474844955)
- Cline, 2026-09-25, @cline (X): “&gt; cline desktop is out for mac and windows where's the linux release? yikes @cline so long for being open source proponent!” [source](https://twitter.com/82703134/status/2103541157032771934)
- Cline, 2026-09-23, @cline (X): “@cline linux whennnnnnn! you also don't provide baseline builds, sadly!” [source](https://twitter.com/1958678652578930693/status/2102884889901305901)

### 2. Higher free tier usage limits

- Cline, 2026-09-26, r/CLine (Reddit): “so it’s just like their previous free offers... ridiculous. cline made a bad impression to me. if they offer a free tier they should have useful quotas like opencode zen.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wpyepq/gemini_38_flash_is_now_free_in_cline/pc3rk67/)
- Cline, 2026-09-23, @cline (X): “@cline @cline stop giving shitty free limits. the deepseek 4.1 flash free of yours finishes like in 10 minutes” [source](https://twitter.com/1489236941899911170/status/2102880348359336005)
- Cline, 2026-09-21, @cline (X): “@cline can’t finish single prompt on free limits , i know free is limited but so limited that can’t finish one prompt analysis 🧐” [source](https://twitter.com/2013981009927401472/status/2101937538768543948)

### 3. Newest models on lower-priced plans

- Cline, 2026-09-04, @cline (X): “@cline top of terminal-bench, still "handful of orgs." classic ai week.” [source](https://twitter.com/1941527468797530112/status/2095860195628917195)
- Cline, 2026-09-04, @cline (X): “@cline 1.9% on a bench. still waiting for available on my plan.” [source](https://twitter.com/1867115204963864579/status/2095749730244464674)
- Cline, 2026-09-03, @cline (X): “@cline if by out you mean general available not to just the socialites and elites you would be 100% wrong.” [source](https://twitter.com/1840564346138624000/status/2095644990705738112)

### 4. Stabilize and fix the desktop app

- Cline, 2026-09-18, @cline (X): “@cline @sdrzn can y’all resolve the issue of your desktop app not working please, i’m a new paid customer” [source](https://twitter.com/1472210170629525504/status/2101058739843592412)
- Cline, 2026-09-18, @cline (X): “@cline app is broken on windows, installed the lates version from github, that too is also broken <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1673435210/status/2101048258940329988)
- Cline, 2026-09-17, r/CLine (Reddit): “useless model btw and fix your fucking desktop app with 1000 bugs” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wixdae/we_added_union_alpha_stealth_model_to_cline_for/paf4ogz/)

### 5. Faster, more responsive support replies

- Cline, 2026-09-08, @cline (X): “@cline love your work on hosting models but support is shitty. please help.” [source](https://twitter.com/148429435/status/2097283569316135233)
- Cline, 2026-09-06, @cline (X): “unable to contact @cline, so i had to contact the bank to have them reach out to them. @cline service is very poor! <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/2018156578617090049/status/2096436242909139402)
- Cline, 2026-09-03, @cline (X): “@cline hi! have your support completely decided to ignore me? i wrote to support almost two weeks ago :( there is still no answer. please don't ignore me.” [source](https://twitter.com/117456048/status/2095497514904334694)

### 6. Same-day availability of new models

- Cline, 2026-09-10, @cline (X): “@cline kindly please be a little bit faster to enable deepseek 4.1 flash in clinepass. opencode and commandcode enabled this under 30 mins of official announcement.” [source](https://twitter.com/10877782/status/2097944041832734973)
- Cline, 2026-09-04, r/CLine (Reddit): “unfortunately, lately clinepass has been kinda slower (compared to opencode go and command code goat) in adding the latest models.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1w6zy4t/clinepass_when_to_expect_hy4_muse_spark_13_and/p7r260l/)
- Cline, 2026-09-04, r/CLine (Reddit): “i bought a full year of clinepass mainly because they seemed to be really fast at adding all the newest models, while still offering slightly less usage than goat and go — which felt like a pretty good trade-off to me. but lately it seems like clinepass is actually starting to miss quite a few new models. for example, i’m still waiting for: \- hy4 \- muse spark 1.3 \- qwen 3.8 max-0902 and then there’s glm 5.3 flash: as far as i can see, it’s” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1w6zy4t/clinepass_when_to_expect_hy4_muse_spark_13_and/)

### 7. Add DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model

- Cline, 2026-09-01, @cline (X): “@cline @munim will deepseek v4 flash vision consider adding cline pass? after all, its price is the same as v4f, and it has multimodal capabilities. we are all looking forward to it.” [source](https://twitter.com/1797151514735312896/status/2094608404056821946)
- Cline, 2026-09-09, @cline (X): “@cline @upstageai when are we getting deepseek v4.1 flash?” [source](https://twitter.com/1503370380265857030/status/2097656545702010933)
- Cline, 2026-09-01, @cline (X): “@cline deepseek v4 flash vision xp wen” [source](https://twitter.com/1359814023068274690/status/2094606727882924383)

### 8. Built-in computer use capability

- Cline, 2026-09-24, @cline (X): “@cline browser automation with a built-in browser? computer use? when can we expect that” [source](https://twitter.com/1696542879735222272/status/2103056296488407298)
- Cline, 2026-09-21, @cline (X): “@cline also add computer skills feature like codex its so usefull” [source](https://twitter.com/1846962321442091009/status/2101835609509855611)

### 9. Clear free tier usage limits

- Cline, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline after about 10 minutes of conversation, i hit the daily limit. please clearly state that it’s free but has a daily request/token limit.” [source](https://twitter.com/3228393103/status/2101354499386609871)
- Cline, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline what's the usage limit. i exhausted my free limit and it asks me to try after 17h. how many requests are free...a number would be nice to know.” [source](https://twitter.com/2247810989/status/2101126632350396685)
- Cline, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline what are free limits?” [source](https://twitter.com/2893754437/status/2101141860526043342)

### 10. Fix frequent app and CLI crashes

- Cline, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline cline 3.0.62 cli is dead on arrival on apple silicon. the bundled darwin-arm64 binary has a broken signature, so the kernel sigkills it at launch. both `cline --version` and `cline --help` print nothing and exit 137. fresh `npm install -g cline` on macos 27, arm64, node 26.7.0.” [source](https://twitter.com/1937709229198172160/status/2101359440402518298)
- Cline, 2026-09-15, @cline (X): “@cline sorry cline kinda sucks. no projects no browser to the right and slow and keeps crashing.. pls fix. it had so much potential” [source](https://twitter.com/1885730256432324608/status/2099953024324284420)
- Cline, 2026-09-09, @cline (X): “@paseo_sh fix your bugs that keeps crashing sessions @cline fix the bug that keeps allowing agents to 'write' via a python scripts...” [source](https://twitter.com/1609480187229470721/status/2097786954280493376)

### 11. Free access to specific or new models

- Cline, 2026-09-21, @cline (X): “opencode brought jev for free even though it does not work properly , will @cline do the same at least for one day ?” [source](https://twitter.com/1915026367571546112/status/2102078208040632369)
- Cline, 2026-09-22, @cline (X): “@cline opencode did it for free . wont you do it to ?” [source](https://twitter.com/1476246636322041860/status/2102269274815332712)
- Cline, 2026-09-20, @cline (X): “@cline @zhangenming2821 yes, but no free kimi ....?” [source](https://twitter.com/1554407654415556609/status/2101735010457821501)

### 12. Free usage credits

- Cline, 2026-09-21, @cline (X): “@cline super smooth desktop ux, but the free credits disappear way too fast during actual task execution.” [source](https://twitter.com/1523533577081614336/status/2101881809029992749)
- Cline, 2026-09-18, @cline (X): “@cline give us linux one and also give us some free tokens it's bad that you don't support linux” [source](https://twitter.com/1871542610155778048/status/2101000566352883858)
- Cline, 2026-09-11, @cline (X): “@cline can we get some cline credit pls !” [source](https://twitter.com/1923334549095997440/status/2098337202048819370)

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | n/a |
| Released | First released 2024; passed 1.5M VS Code Marketplace installs by 2026-04 |
| Price | Free (open source); BYOK API spend typically $8-150/mo depending on model/usage; Teams free through Q1 2026, then $20/user/mo (first 10 seats always free) |
| Model | Bring-your-own-key, any provider |
| Surface | VS Code extension, CLI |

## Sources

| Channel | Source | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| X | @cline | 1816 |
| Reddit | r/CLine | 374 |
| Reddit | Posts that name it | 117 |
| Trustpilot | Trustpilot | 1 |

## Better than peers on

Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints, Which models are offered on a plan and when, How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure

## Worse than peers on

None.

## All 63 criteria

Criterion love: 0.5 is the category norm. n: rated author-weeks.

### Paying and limits: Better than peers (customer love 0.603, n 266)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | Typical | 0.498 | 0.465–0.531 | 133 | 80 | 53 |
| [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | Typical | 0.499 | 0.469–0.532 | 71 | 27 | 44 |
| [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.469–0.519 | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md) | Too few posts | 0.477 | 0.467–0.487 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | Too few posts | 0.484 | 0.469–0.505 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.485–0.523 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | Too few posts | 0.521 | 0.505–0.540 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | Too few posts | 0.491 | 0.482–0.497 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) | Too few posts | 0.511 | 0.492–0.539 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| [Prompt cache hits, misses and invalidation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.prompt_cache.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.495–0.514 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| [Pay-as-you-go overage, fallback billing and spend caps](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.overage_charges.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.496–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-27, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “yeah i want to try that. z.ai has been really generous with free usage for glf 5.3 flash via opencode, cline etc. i actually used their app, zcode, with that model, and it was pretty great. i'm sure claude code/codex might be even better in many cases” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wrfp50/another_harness_matters_post_codex_cli_pi_and/pcg9v8x/)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline it's a wonder, this way you always bump into free models for those of us who don't have money.” [source](https://twitter.com/1765888710992601088/status/2103666431212569026)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline thank you cline for offering free models and your environment and windows app are very nice and comfortable.” [source](https://twitter.com/2029693365630164992/status/2103695840044871745)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “for the price merlin.ai would’ve been better. mistral is the next best thing” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr5rt6/hi_cline_support_teami_am_writing_regarding/pcf75rt/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “cline free models use rotating limited-time promotions with daily per-model quotas (exact numbers unpublished). error on limit: "you've reached today's free usage limit for this model." current free ones (e.g. pixel canary, others tagged free) appear in the cline provider model selector for ide/cli only. needs free account. usage may improve models. after quota: clinepass ($9.99/mo) or pay-as-you-…” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2104021149805928680)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “correct. cline publishes no exact numerical quotas for its free models. official docs only note limited daily per-model usage on rotating promotions (error: "you've reached today's free usage limit for this model"). limits stay unpublished and can vary. source: <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2104022890857353405)

### Setting up and connecting: Typical (customer love 0.528, n 136)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | Typical | 0.498 | 0.463–0.531 | 60 | 11 | 49 |
| [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | Better than peers | 0.556 | 0.532–0.580 | 48 | 39 | 9 |
| [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | Too few posts | 0.487 | 0.469–0.503 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | Too few posts | 0.501 | 0.484–0.522 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md) | Too few posts | 0.512 | 0.497–0.527 | 9 | 6 | 3 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline pulling instructions from the harness to fix the docker sign-in is clever problem-solving. this one had me hooked, so i couldn't resist featuring you on shipwithmuse. your feature is live here: <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1724361026974646272/status/2104356319339876721)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline i love to use the cline extension in vs code.” [source](https://twitter.com/1582956433288544256/status/2103718054324801678)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline ssh support is a game changer running cline on a pi or dev server from your laptop is so clean” [source](https://twitter.com/1889631970667405317/status/2103747618610573440)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/CLine (Reddit): “no linux, no dice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wpyepq/gemini_38_flash_is_now_free_in_cline/pc49h8e/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline i cannot log in to the cline desktop, no windows pop up” [source](https://twitter.com/1761265380851363840/status/2103686635896688645)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline would love to try cline, but there is no linux desktop version.” [source](https://twitter.com/1601711797/status/2103693469474844955)

### Choosing models: Better than peers (customer love 0.541, n 85)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | Better than peers | 0.539 | 0.509–0.569 | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| [Quality got worse or better over time](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.quality_drift.md) | Too few posts | 0.510 | 0.489–0.532 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | Too few posts | 0.515 | 0.495–0.536 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| [Reasoning effort setting and its defaults](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/models.effort_control.md) | Too few posts | 0.479 | 0.464–0.493 | 12 | 1 | 11 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline how are we getting so many models so fast?!?!?” [source](https://twitter.com/100568224/status/2103659485898084683)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline 41 on the intelligence index at that speed and price is an insane combo” [source](https://twitter.com/1889631970667405317/status/2103747538025325008)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline a stealth model tying gpt-6 astra on real next.js tasks and shipping free inside cline is the dream scenario for users. the labs keep leaking their best work through the tools first” [source](https://twitter.com/2039696601715798016/status/2103892473168932988)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “please include whether it’s zdr or not. what’s with the limit because you are routing the request to vercel ai free pinary” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wqkucr/pixel_canary_new_stealth_model_is_now_free_in/pcce0up/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline totally worthless model!” [source](https://twitter.com/82187574/status/2104250853783662640)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline this feels more like a deepseek/glm model than a gemini model... 👀 <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/1803325156955480064/status/2103666923435331858)

### Instructing and context: Typical (customer love 0.485, n 41)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Output degrades as the context window fills](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.long_context_decay.md) | Too few posts | 0.514 | 0.491–0.538 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| [Finding the right files in the codebase](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.codebase_retrieval.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.480–0.509 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| [Context compaction keeps what matters, cheaply and quickly](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.compaction.md) | Too few posts | 0.490 | 0.479–0.502 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| [Memory and state carried across sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.session_memory.md) | Too few posts | 0.501 | 0.490–0.511 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| [Images, PDFs and file attachments as input](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.attachments.md) | Too few posts | 0.492 | 0.484–0.498 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| [Direct in-prompt instructions and caps are followed](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.instruction_following.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.493–0.511 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| [Persistent project rules files are read and obeyed](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.instruction_files.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.500–0.512 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Asks the user versus guessing](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/context.clarifying_questions.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.493–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-26, r/CLine (Reddit): “i’m building **music\_switcher**, a python-based desktop app that switches music based on what the user is currently doing. since the app already runs locally in python and interacts with macos through applescript, cline pointed out that sqlite fits naturally: it’s built into python, doesn’t require a separate database server, and stores everything in one local file. the biggest convenience is cli…” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr0d1o/used_cline_to_choose_a_database_for_my_existing/)
- Praise, 2026-09-24, @cline (X): “@cline free 1m context at that speed? that’s a serious upgrade. i’m using the free tier for long docs and it handles them gracefully, no lag when scrolling back to fix syntax earlier in the chat. finally feels practical for daily use rather than just benchmarks” [source](https://twitter.com/417508671/status/2103188942069858418)
- Praise, 2026-09-20, @cline (X): “been trying out kimi k3 in @cline and its awesome. sticks to the tasks, answers correctly. does the job and no bullshit the kind of vibes i got from grok 4.6” [source](https://twitter.com/1999052311897972736/status/2101616688412475434)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline it doesn't have vision. skip.” [source](https://twitter.com/2075518611775696896/status/2103856362598138077)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “what ide to use for local models hi people, i am looking for a lightweight ide or plugin that won't inject large context at initiation. i tried cline and native vs code but they inject such heavy initial context that it fills up my gpu and either goes oom or spend most of my time compacting. the only one i found modestly successful was continue.dev plugin but it needs constant approvals. my use ca…” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wq9ivr/what_ide_to_use_for_local_models/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-23, r/CLine (Reddit): “three of us are building a small stock draft game in parallel lanes. i own the rules engine, one teammate owns the config form, and another owns the gameplay screens. each of us builds our lane with cline, and the lanes share a typed contract. a couple of weeks ago i fixed a rounding bug in the engine. the per-pick budget used float division and then a floor, which silently drops a cent on values…” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1woh4cg/how_do_you_stop_parallel_cline_sessions_from/)

### Doing the work: Typical (customer love 0.510, n 140)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.capability.md) | Typical | 0.482 | 0.452–0.514 | 71 | 42 | 29 |
| [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | Too few posts | 0.514 | 0.496–0.531 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| [Spins, loops or gets stuck without progress](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.stuck_loops.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.477–0.553 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| [Long unattended runs and goal/loop mode](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.long_running_autonomy.md) | Too few posts | 0.504 | 0.487–0.520 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| [Plan-before-edit mode](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.plan_mode.md) | Too few posts | 0.491 | 0.479–0.502 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| [Breaks existing code or reintroduces bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.regressions_introduced.md) | Too few posts | 0.531 | 0.512–0.550 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| [Computer use and browser control](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.493–0.517 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| [Risky or irreversible actions without confirmation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.destructive_actions.md) | Too few posts | 0.494 | 0.488–0.499 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| [Tool approval prompts and autonomy modes](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.permission_prompts.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.491–0.512 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| [Stops mid-task or answers instead of acting](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.premature_stop.md) | Too few posts | 0.496 | 0.490–0.500 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| [Git commits, branches and sync](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.git_workflow.md) | Too few posts | 0.505 | 0.496–0.516 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| [Diagnosing and fixing reported bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.bug_diagnosis.md) | Too few posts | 0.495 | 0.484–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Games checks instead of fixing the problem](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.reward_hacking.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.496–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Safety filters block legitimate coding tasks](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.safety_refusals.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.496–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Length and clarity of replies, summaries and comments](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.response_verbosity.md) | Too few posts | 0.506 | 0.500–0.520 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Frontend and visual UI output](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.frontend_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.500–0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Does unrequested work or over-engineers](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.scope_overreach.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.500–0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Caves to or argues with the user's judgement](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/work.sycophancy_pushback.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.500–0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline oh wow nextjs specific. been knocking my head on the wall rewriting legacy pages router to app router.” [source](https://twitter.com/326659472/status/2103645823083168184)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline really good! after integrating cline for free, it crushes the next.js tasks of kimi k3—pixel canary action is really fast.” [source](https://twitter.com/1744672948135321600/status/2103663198188749016)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline beats kimi k3, ties gpt-6 astra, costs nothing. the business model is 'we'll figure it out', which is also my business model, so i can't judge” [source](https://twitter.com/1475598443779444739/status/2103708005372239980)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “hey, first time post so bear with me if i'm doing something wrong. ill first explain i run a prompt then the model runs okay for a bit then it hits the "waiting for teammates" this isn't a issue but when i click on the sub models that are running no processing or thinking is actually being done the sub model just sits with the prompt and displays "thinking" if anyone has a solution please send” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wrqbkt/waiting_for_teammates_error/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline why des this keep happening please its frustrating, leaving a session coming to see its stopped. tying continue, proceeds, meaning authentcation was never an issue <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/83118210/status/2104146625736106087)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “i know stealth models seem to be the in thing right now, but i'm not sure they're even worth messing around with sometimes. trying to use pixel canary on @cline, and it's just so slow. i mean, 24 hours now, no closer to the task, and it keeps stopping and starting. it's horrible!” [source](https://twitter.com/25673607/status/2104177440129991012)

### Checking and finishing: Too few posts (customer love 0.495, n 6)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Builds, tests or runs its own changes](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/verify.self_testing.md) | Too few posts | 0.498 | 0.489–0.505 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Agent-performed code review finds real issues](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/verify.agent_code_review.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.500–0.508 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Reviewing and approving the agent's changes](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/verify.change_review_ui.md) | Too few posts | 0.495 | 0.488–0.500 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Claims work is done or fixed when it is not](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/verify.false_completion.md) | Too few posts | 0.499 | 0.496–0.500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-15, @cline (X): “@howdevelop @cline scheduled reviews become valuable when they test the system's promises against the implementation. catching the corrupted-file overwrite risk shows a good task contract: compare docs, inspect failure paths, and return evidence with the finding.” [source](https://twitter.com/1764321378507931648/status/2099742319184691245)
- Praise, 2026-09-14, @cline (X): “i got early access to the new @cline open source desktop app! i wanted to see how it would fit into my everyday development workflow, so i tested it with the free glm-5.3 flash model across coding, scheduled reviews, and conversation handoffs. for the coding task, i asked cline to build a small node.js task-list cli with persistence and tests. after resolving an initial environment issue and fixin…” [source](https://twitter.com/1071875988122951682/status/2099545544532144129)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline benchmarks are useful, but fixtures still decide whether an agent is safe. a green next.js eval hid a dirty-worktree edit for us. do you publish any tasks with pre-existing changes?” [source](https://twitter.com/1835841692852682752/status/2103657719173718422)
- Complaint, 2026-09-23, r/CLine (Reddit): “i’ve experienced cline plan mode escape with local 3.8-27b yesterday. at first i thought the model confused itself and reported that all changes were applied. i’ve put a note that “it was a plan mode so don’t get confused and now you can make changes for real” and pressed “act” switch. but it replied with a poker face that i “don’t have to worry - all changes already made, please let me know if yo…” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wnluat/qwen_38_flash_next_broke_out_of_plan_mode_vscode/pbjdmzy/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-20, @cline (X): “@cline right now, i can only see the code changes by clicking the line numbers, which shows additions/deletions in the top-right. a proper code editor with a clear diff view would make the agent workflow much better.” [source](https://twitter.com/1874710292577292288/status/2101765049316421672)

### Interface and sessions: Better than peers (customer love 0.564, n 70)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/ui.display_settings.md) | Better than peers | 0.570 | 0.543–0.595 | 47 | 34 | 13 |
| [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/ui.session_history.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.486–0.520 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| [Mobile, remote-control and voice access](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/surfaces.remote_mobile.md) | Too few posts | 0.508 | 0.496–0.521 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| [Cloud and remote sandbox execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/surfaces.cloud_sessions.md) | Too few posts | 0.512 | 0.504–0.521 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| [Stopping and steering a running agent](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/ui.interrupt_steer.md) | Too few posts | 0.500 | 0.493–0.507 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline thank you cline for offering free models and your environment and windows app are very nice and comfortable.” [source](https://twitter.com/2029693365630164992/status/2103695840044871745)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline ssh support in cline desktop is huge — keep the app local while cline works remotely on dev server / pi / docker is exactly how it should work” [source](https://twitter.com/2068360781402652672/status/2103767479864664321)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline love this keep the app on your laptop while cline does the heavy lifting on any server you can ssh into, so flexible!” [source](https://twitter.com/2008812694628175872/status/2103809877210784006)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline @cline could you please fix the bug when “revert/edit” previous message that would cause duplication in existing active thread? 😭” [source](https://twitter.com/1770546297579184128/status/2103678027104408011)
- Complaint, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline why don't i see it in the software? <strict_link>” [source](https://twitter.com/2099542427749236736/status/2103758514766364726)
- Complaint, 2026-09-25, r/CLine (Reddit): “yes i had to correct few bug with cline to make it work for me (using the gcp vertex provider) also the way they present the items should be like claude desktop in the future otherwise not a big leap with vsc.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wposc5/buggy_desktop_apps/pbxpny3/)

### Reliability and speed: Better than peers (customer love 0.573, n 134)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.response_speed.md) | Typical | 0.518 | 0.491–0.544 | 59 | 30 | 29 |
| [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | Typical | 0.491 | 0.434–0.546 | 57 | 3 | 54 |
| [Updates break working setups](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.update_breakage.md) | Too few posts | 0.552 | 0.520–0.586 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| [Outages, server errors and capacity or rate errors](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/rel.service_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.502 | 0.479–0.534 | 12 | 1 | 11 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline love the speed in the new desktop app” [source](https://twitter.com/1640928038954336258/status/2104336348568342539)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline really good! after integrating cline for free, it crushes the next.js tasks of kimi k3—pixel canary action is really fast.” [source](https://twitter.com/1744672948135321600/status/2103663198188749016)
- Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline that speed boost in the new cline desktop app is so satisfying to use” [source](https://twitter.com/1889631970667405317/status/2103747460858302559)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “windows 11, both computers. and it happens with every model, free and clinepass models. it appears randomly.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wrvji9/why_does_cline_agent_keep_showing_this_stupid/pcgewmm/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “its been 3 days since i subscribed to clinepass and downloaded the cline agent. but every few hours i keep getting this error "the run failed: hub connection closed (code=1006, reason=connection ended)". its been 3 days, yall couldnt find a solution for this? <strict_link>” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wrvji9/why_does_cline_agent_keep_showing_this_stupid/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@flowvsgravity @cline i really don't think it's glm flash. pixel canary is really slow, throws errors every single time, and is so unstable that you can barely even use it right now.” [source](https://twitter.com/2083446628174663680/status/2104116725952188714)

### Account and support: Typical (customer love 0.500, n 35)

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Support, refunds and issue handling](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/account.support.md) | Too few posts | 0.488 | 0.472–0.507 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| [Data retention, training use and deployment isolation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/account.data_privacy.md) | Too few posts | 0.503 | 0.487–0.521 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| [Wrong charges, failed payments and plan provisioning](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/account.billing_errors.md) | Too few posts | 0.488 | 0.480–0.495 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| [Account bans and access restrictions](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/account.bans_restrictions.md) | Too few posts | 0.497 | 0.494–0.500 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-09-19, @cline (X): “@cline clean integration, love that the gateway key stays local for a safer trust model” [source](https://twitter.com/886307470741786626/status/2101209682555588699)
- Praise, 2026-09-16, @cline (X): “@vishal4u738 @cline thanks for all feedback! we are fixing as fast as we can” [source](https://twitter.com/1539600741811326977/status/2100255597581205537)
- Praise, 2026-09-15, @cline (X): “@cline really appreciate this perspective open weights making inspection and red teaming accessible to everyone is such a powerful step for transparency!” [source](https://twitter.com/2008812694628175872/status/2099836242141814790)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “but the customer care won’t even reply.. i’m sending emails back to back since three days” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr5rt6/hi_cline_support_teami_am_writing_regarding/pcb9elq/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “i don’t have option to buy expensive subscriptions. i expected cline to offer me reliable one year service. but it’s turning out to be a night mare” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr5rt6/hi_cline_support_teami_am_writing_regarding/pcb9jtp/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “hello cline team, i’ve purchased yearly cline pass .. but it’s asking me to pay monthly again. i’m very disturbed. kindly check and give me my yearly subscription.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr5rt6/hi_cline_support_teami_am_writing_regarding/)