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Use Cline for 80% less.

The autonomous coding agent for VS Code that turned plan-and-act into a 1-click button — at the cost of your Anthropic invoice.

Anthropic direct
$200
/month, typical
Through us
$40
/month, same use
You keep
$160
/month back in pocket

Why Cline burns tokens

Cline reads entire files into context, runs multiple plan/act loops per task, and re-sends growing context windows. Heavy users routinely report $5-15/day spend on Anthropic — Cline's own docs warn about token usage.

Setup — under 60 seconds

  1. 1

    Get an API key

    Sign up (free, no card), then generate an sk-cc-… key from your dashboard.

  2. 2

    Configure Cline

    In Cline settings (gear icon → API Provider).

    API Provider: Anthropic
Anthropic API Key: sk-cc-your-key-here
Use custom base URL: https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy
  3. 3

    Run as usual

    Cline keeps every feature. Only the API endpoint changed — your prompts, tools, and behaviour are unchanged.

Recommended models for Cline

Claude Sonnet 4.6

$0.6/M in · $3/M out

Default — Cline's recommended balance

Claude Opus 4.7

$1/M in · $5/M out

Hard refactors, architecture decisions

Claude Haiku 4.5

$0.2/M in · $1/M out

Cheap planning loops, file scans

FAQ

Does Cline support custom base URLs?

Yes. In Cline's settings, the Anthropic provider has a 'custom base URL' field. Point it at https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy and use your sk-cc-... key.

Will plan-mode and act-mode still work?

Yes. Both modes use standard Anthropic API calls. Plan mode (Sonnet) and act mode (Sonnet/Opus) work identically through our proxy.

What about prompt caching?

Prompt caching is forwarded through. You'll see cache hits and writes in usage stats; we honor the same 90% read discount Anthropic offers, applied to our 80%-off price.

Ready to cut your Cline bill?

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