Cline vs OpenRouter

FeatureClineOpenRouter
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Pay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars18,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ VS Code extension
  • ✓ Browser use
  • ✓ Terminal access
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ File editing
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
codingvscodeautonomousopen-source
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use