I've been using the Codex desktop AI harness for some time to use GPT models
But it is a bit of an effort to make models like DeepSeek 4.1 Flash work with it. I've been using Cline’s new desktop application (free, open source) for some time (they hooked me up with early access
I gave the same prompt to GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3 and DeepSeek v4 Pro and got 3 working apps back.
Built all 3 inside boltdotnew and shipped the best one to a live link. On a normal plan I'd never burn prompts on a comparison like that. Forge is an experimental mode in Bolt
Everyone is paying for AI...
You don't have to pay. Cline Desktop is an open source application and offers free model options. I wondered if I could change models in a project and continue without explaining everything again. A sponsorship tracker on Codex
Cline Desktop launches today!
The Cline team gave us early access, so we’ve had some time to explore what they’re building. Cline Desktop is an open-source app built for open-weight models, bringing Cline into a dedicated desktop workspace with parallel agent sessions,
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