Cline vs LM Studio

FeatureClineLM Studio
CategoryCoding AssistantsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars18,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ VS Code extension
  • ✓ Browser use
  • ✓ Terminal access
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ File editing
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
codingvscodeautonomousopen-source
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy