6 Best Open-Source Claude Code Alternatives in 2025 for Developers & Startups (Copy)
Explore open-source, affordable Claude Code alternatives with local model support, no usage limits, and seamless VS Code compatibility for true agentic coding.
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Guide to Cursor Alternatives Without Usage Limits (2025)
A practical guide to selecting and deploying open-source Cursor alternatives in VS Code, including self-hosted setups and local-model workflows.
Models
Free Stealth Model "code-supernova" Now Available in Cline
A mysterious coding model built for agentic coding, "code-supernova", drops in Cline with free access during alpha
Models
zAI and Cline deliver frontier-level AI coding for just $3
How zAI's GLM Coding Plans change the economics of AI development -- $3/month gets you what otherwise costs $200
Updates
Cline for JetBrains is Here
Cline is model agnostic, inference agnostic, and now platform agnostic -- running natively in JetBrains alongside VS Code. Your models, your providers, your IDE, no lock-in at any layer.
Updates
Launching LLMs Fundamentals
With LLMs multiplying fast, our new Fundamentals module helps you master model selection, tradeoffs, and coding workflows.
Beginners
Chapter 4: LLM Providers
Explore how Cline’s model-agnostic design lets you route tasks via providers, aggregators, or local models—optimizing cost, speed & privacy.
Beginners
Chapter 3: Choosing LLM for Cline
Learn to pick the best LLM in Cline by balancing speed, context, cost, and flexibility—matching models to your specific tasks
Learn
Chapter 2: LLM Benchmarks
Learn how to interpret LLM benchmarks—coding, domain, and tool-use—to match scores with your development needs.
Learn
Chapter 1: LLM Fundamentals
Learn how to choose the right LLM in Cline by understanding trade-offs in speed, cost, reasoning, and multimodality.
Updates
AI Coding University: Core Skills for Building with AI Coding Agents
We’re launching AI Coding University to help developers build the core skills for agentic coding.
Updates
Cline v3.28: Free Grok Extended + GPT-5 Optimized
xAI extends free Grok access while we ship GPT-5 optimizations that actually matter for real coding tasks.