Key Info

Cline Desktop is launching as a native interface for working with open weights models, and Kimi K3 is now free inside Cline Desktop to welcome new users with extra tokens for exploring the app.

Highlights

  • Kimi K3 joins Cline Desktop's free model lineup, giving users more options for agentic coding.
  • Cline Desktop supports ClinePass, free models like DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and Musespark-1.3, plus BYOK with any provider.
  • The move is meant to celebrate new users while encouraging broader experimentation with open weights models.