Cline is an autonomous coding agent in VSCode. Power it with AIPower's 16 models to cut agent costs by 90% while keeping Claude-level quality.
Get free API keyVSCode → Extensions → Search "Cline" → Install
Click the gear icon in the Cline panel → API Provider
Fill in:
Base URL: https://api.aipower.me/v1
API Key: your-aipower-key
Model ID: auto-code # or anthropic/claude-sonnet, deepseek/deepseek-chat
Click Save. Start coding with Cline.
Complex multi-file refactors
anthropic/claude-sonnet
Best tool-use, best at following complex instructions.
Most coding tasks
deepseek/deepseek-chat
91% cheaper than Claude, rivals GPT-4o quality.
Let AI decide per task
auto-code
Routes complex tasks to Claude, simple ones to DeepSeek.
Large codebases
google/gemini-2.5-pro
1M context window. Feed entire repos.
A typical Cline agent task uses 20-100K tokens (multi-file reads, thinking, writing). With AIPower:
| Model | Cost per 100K-token task |
|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4 (direct) | ~$1.80 |
| DeepSeek V3 via AIPower | ~$0.08 |
| auto-code smart routing | ~$0.30 (mixed) |
For high-volume agent work (100+ tasks/day), savings can be $500-2000/month.
50 free API calls. Get started in 60 seconds.
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