Pick Cline if
developers who want an OSS agent in the editor and will pay tokens or bring a key.
Read the Cline pageCline vs GitHub Copilot
Our take
Pick Cline if developers who want an OSS agent in the editor and will pay tokens or bring a key. Pick GitHub Copilot if developers already in GitHub who want completions and chat without switching to a separate AI IDE. Skip Cline if people who want a hosted IDE subscription with published seat cards (Cursor, GitHub Copilot). Skip GitHub Copilot if teams that cannot send code to GitHub’s model pool, or users who want
Best for
Cline An agent that edits files and runs commands with your approval
GitHub Copilot Code in a real editor
Free plan
Cline No free plan
GitHub Copilot $0 · limited completions and chat
Lowest paid
Cline Not published by the vendor
GitHub Copilot Pro $10/mo
Next step up
Cline
GitHub Copilot Pro+ $39/mo
Coding agent
Cline CLI + desktop
GitHub Copilot Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
Cline Hosted
GitHub Copilot
Watch out
Cline The extension is free
GitHub Copilot Flex credits are not unlimited Agent
Last checked
Cline 2026-10-19 · cline.bot/pricing
GitHub Copilot 2026-10-19 · github.com/features/copilot
Which one, then?
Pick GitHub Copilot if
developers already in GitHub who want completions and chat without switching to a separate AI IDE.
Read the GitHub Copilot page