GitHub's AI coding assistant across editors, the terminal and GitHub, including a coding agent and PR review.
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GitHub Copilot vs Cline
GitHub Copilot is provisional S-tier and Cline is provisional A-tier on AI Code Editors & IDE Agents. Rankings are never for sale.
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Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes and MCP, as an IDE extension, CLI or SDK.
Website| Field | GitHub Copilot | Cline |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | S · provisional | A · provisional |
| Why | Broadest IDE coverage and the cheapest paid tier among the leaders. | Very popular open-source agent extension (70k+ GitHub stars); bring your own model. |
| Pricing | freemium · starts at $10/mo (Pro) | open-source (BYO model) |
| GitHub stars | — | 70,366 |
| Last push | — | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Last verified | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |