--- title: "How Much Does Cline Pass Cost and What Does It Include?" url: "https://goremy.ai/blog/articles/cline-pass-pricing-open-models-rate-limits" author: Luis Chavez-Mattos editor: Luis Chavez-Mattos editor_title: Director, Product published: "2026-11-04T10:20:05.917Z" updated: "2026-11-04T10:20:05.917Z" topic: AI Pricing & Usage Limits description: Cline Pass is a flat monthly plan with 2-5x API rate limits on open models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and GLM 5.3. Models, limit windows, and Cline Desktop features. --- # How Much Does Cline Pass Cost and What Does It Include? > Cline Pass is a flat monthly plan with 2-5x API rate limits on open models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and GLM 5.3. Models, limit windows, and Cline Desktop features. Edited by Luis Chavez-Mattos, Director, Product ยท Published 2026-11-04 ## How much does Cline Pass cost? Cline Pass is a flat monthly subscription from the Cline team. Instead of paying per token, you pay one fee and get 2 to 5 times the API rate limits of standard access on a set of open models, including Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM 5.3, and DeepSeek V4 Pro. Usage is capped in 5-hour, weekly, and monthly windows. The exact dollar amount was spoken unclearly in the source material, so confirm the current price on Cline's pricing page before you subscribe. ## TL;DR - Cline Pass is a **flat monthly plan**, so long agent runs do not add per-token charges on top of the fee. - It gives **2 to 5 times the API rate limits** of standard access on supported open models. - The model list includes **Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM 5.3, DeepSeek V4 Pro, MiniMax M3.1 Flash, and Qwen 3.8 Max**, with more listed. - Limits run on **5-hour, weekly, and monthly windows**, and you can check usage on the Cline dashboard. - **Cline Desktop** (still in beta) adds a standalone app, conversation import, and scheduled jobs on top of the same harness as the CLI and extension. - A flat plan fits skills that burn **hundreds of thousands of tokens per task**, but you still need to watch the window caps. ## What models does Cline Pass include? The plan focuses on open models. The ones named in the source are: | Model | Notes | |---|---| | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Used for the demo build described below | | GLM 5.3 | Open model on the plan | | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Open model on the plan | | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Lighter, faster option | | Qwen 3.8 Max | Open model on the plan | The list is described as "and more," so the lineup may change. Check the client for the current set. I have no verified numbers here for context windows or benchmark scores, so compare those on each model's own page. ## What are the Cline Pass rate limits? Cline Pass raises limits to **2 to 5 times** what standard access gives you on those open models. Three windows apply: 1. A 5-hour limit, which governs burst work in a single session. 2. A weekly limit, which matters if you run agents most days. 3. A monthly limit, which is the overall ceiling. The dashboard shows how much of each window you have used. The source does not give absolute token counts per window, so the multiplier is the only hard figure available. If you plan a heavy week, watch the weekly cap more than the 5-hour one. ## Why does a flat plan suit token-heavy agent work? Per-token billing punishes the exact workflows that make agents useful: long loops, self-review, and repeated passes. A good example is Taste Skill, an open-source design skill for coding agents that reached over 108,000 GitHub stars. Version 2 turned it from a single markdown file into a folder with reference files, a library, and scripts. A build follows six steps: 1. Read the brief and list 8 to 12 things unique to the client. 2. Run a script that deals three of 20 design directions, then pick one. 3. Write a one-sentence idea tying the client's material to that direction. 4. Build the page with real, openly licensed pictures. 5. Check the page in a real browser at three widths and fail it on "slop." 6. Review its own screenshots and fix the top three problems, for up to three rounds. The skill's own documentation says a build takes roughly 30 to 45 minutes and a few hundred thousand tokens. In one demo, a build for a fictional two-person bike repair shop in Lisbon, run through the Cline CLI on Kimi K3.1 Pro, took about 58 minutes. The first inspection round failed the page twice, the second failed it once, and the third passed with zero failures. The creator said it cost nothing extra on Cline Pass. Multiply a few hundred thousand tokens by every page, every retry, and every model you want to compare, and per-token pricing on a premium model gets expensive fast. A flat fee turns that into a capacity question instead of a billing question. The demo also showed the limits of the approach. The photo strip overlapped the booking form on desktop even though the inspector passed it. One reviewer flagged the problem and the model dismissed it. Most photos were not actually from Lisbon, and the model invented the address and prices. A cheaper plan does not fix model judgment, so you still review the output. ## What is Cline Desktop? Cline Desktop is the Cline agent as a standalone app. You open a workspace and work without an editor. It is in beta. - It uses the **same harness** as the Cline extension and CLI. - It connects to open models through Cline Pass, to 300+ models through the Cline provider, or to your own API key. - Sessions are linked across the CLI, extension, and desktop app, and the session history shows all of them in one place. If you prefer a terminal, the CLI works the same way. The desktop app is mainly for people who do not want to live there. ## How do Cline Desktop's import and schedule features work? Two features matter most for token-heavy work. **Import.** If you started work in Claude Code and hit a usage limit halfway through, you can import that conversation into Cline and continue it on a Cline Pass model such as Kimi K3.1 Pro. That makes a limit wall a handoff instead of a restart. **Schedule.** You create a job by giving it a name, a frequency, a prompt, a model, and a workspace. Cline then runs it for you. One suggested use: run a design inspector over your site every week and have a cheaper model fix whatever fails. Recurring maintenance like that is a good match for a capped flat plan, since each run is predictable. ## Is Cline Pass worth it? It depends on how you work. **It likely makes sense if:** - You run skills or agents that consume hundreds of thousands of tokens per task. - You are comfortable with open models rather than closed frontier ones. - You want to compare several models on the same brief without watching a meter. - You run scheduled or repeated jobs. **It likely does not if:** - You use agents occasionally for short edits, where pay-as-you-go costs little. - You need a specific closed model that is not on the plan. - You regularly need more throughput than the weekly or monthly windows allow. Also weigh the speed. The Lisbon build took nearly an hour, and the author noted it is not suited to a quick mockup. A flat plan removes the cost worry but not the wait. ## What should you watch out for? - **Price clarity.** Verify the monthly figure directly with Cline. - **Beta software.** Cline Desktop is still in beta, so expect rough edges. - **Fast-moving tools.** Taste Skill 2.1.0 broke loading in Claude Code because of a YAML error in a skill description. It was fixed in 2.1.2 the same day. Pin versions if stability matters. - **Model quality.** Open models can overlook real bugs, as the demo showed. Review output yourself. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How much is Cline Pass per month? It is a flat monthly fee, but the exact amount was not clearly stated in the source material. Check Cline's pricing page for the current figure rather than relying on a secondhand number. ### Which models can I use with Cline Pass? The plan covers open models including Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM 5.3, DeepSeek V4 Pro, MiniMax M3.1 Flash, and Qwen 3.8 Max, with more available. The lineup can change, so the client is the best reference. ### What are the usage limits? You get 2 to 5 times the API rate limits of standard access, applied across 5-hour, weekly, and monthly windows. Your usage is visible on the Cline dashboard. ### Can I move a Claude Code session into Cline? Cline Desktop has an import feature for this. You can bring in a conversation that ran out of limits and continue it on a Cline Pass model such as Kimi K3.1 Pro. ### Is Cline Desktop free of editor requirements? Yes. It is a standalone app that works from a workspace, with no editor needed. It is still in beta and shares its harness with the CLI and extension.