
Cline gives developers total transparency inside standard VS Code: separate Plan and Act modes let you inspect architectural plans with a reasoning model, execute edits with a fast coding model, launch headless Chrome to inspect console errors, and pay raw API rates.
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Claude Code vs. Cursor vs. GitHub Copilot? Top 10 Best AI Coding Assistants & IDEs (2026)
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Claude Code vs. Cursor vs. GitHub Copilot? Top 10 Best AI Coding Assistants & IDEs (2026)