Cline v3.53.0
Cline v3.53.0 was released on .
Summary
Fixed - Removed grok model from free tier Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/v3.52.0...v3.53.0
Release Context
- This was the 7th Cline release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 8 days after Cline v3.51.0 (January 15, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.395 (January 26, 2026)
- Devin Desktop v1.13.13 (January 26, 2026)
- OpenCode v1.1.36 (January 25, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.91.0 (January 25, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.90.0 (January 25, 2026)
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Release Notes
Fixed - Removed grok model from free tier Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/v3.52.0...v3.53.0
Other Recent Cline Releases
- v4.1.25 (October 16, 2026)
- v4.1.24 (October 13, 2026)
- v4.1.23 (October 7, 2026)
- v4.1.22 (September 30, 2026)
- v4.1.21 (September 24, 2026)
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