BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI with bring-your-own-key model support.

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Category:

Coding Assistants

Pricing:

Open Source

Open source:

Yes (Apache-2.0)

Self-hostable:

No

Local-first:

Yes

Platforms:

VS Code Extension, JetBrains Plugin, CLI, Desktop

AI providers (bring your own key):

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, OpenRouter, Groq, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI Grok, Together AI, Fireworks, Perplexity, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible, Hugging Face

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

95/100

Cline is an open-source (Apache 2.0) autonomous coding agent that runs as a VS Code/JetBrains extension, CLI, and SDK. It edits files across a project, executes terminal commands with human-in-the-loop approval (Plan/Act modes), and integrates MCP servers. It is bring-your-own-key: users plug in their own provider credentials and pay only for inference, with no subscription. The settings panel exposes API key and custom OpenAI-compatible base URL fields, and the pricing FAQ explicitly confirms users can bring their own keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Local models via Ollama/LM Studio are supported. The project is very actively maintained (63.6k stars, 250+ contributors, releases into June 2026) and reports 5M+ installs.

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start — the key stays on your device.