---
title: "Cline OpenAI compatible provider: uncensored model setup"
canonical: https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/cline
generated: 2026-11-09T16:02:06.387Z
source: https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/cline
base_url: https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1
---

# Cline with an uncensored model

API Provider on OpenAI Compatible, the base URL, the key and an uncensored model id, then the Model Configuration values each build wants. One model for Plan and another for Act; the cost per agent turn and the errors.

Steps checked November 2, 2026 · prices as of November 9, 2026

Cline’s OpenAI Compatible provider takes a base URL, a key and a model id, and its Model Configuration takes the build’s context window, output limit and prices. Set those once and an uncensored build plans, edits and runs commands in VS Code, with a different model for Plan and for Act if you want one. The same ids work in [Cursor](https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/cursor), in [OpenCode](https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/opencode) and, through a router, in [Claude Code](https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/claude-code).

## Where the settings are

In VS Code, the settings icon (⚙️) at the top of the Cline panel opens the provider settings: the **API Provider** dropdown, and under it the fields the chosen provider needs. For this API the provider is **OpenAI Compatible**, which is Cline’s entry for any endpoint that answers the OpenAI chat format from a base URL of its own. The official OpenAI entry is a separate provider with its own settings page.

What you enter there is stored in `~/.cline/data/settings/providers.json`, which the IDE extension, the `cline` CLI and the SDK share. The CLI writes the same file with `cline auth`, so the key is entered once. Cline Settings also holds **Use different models for Plan and Act**, which gives each mode its own model.

The two modes are the reason that switch exists. Plan mode reads the code and talks the approach through with you before anything changes; Act mode makes the edits, runs the commands and reads their output. Plan turns are mostly input tokens and a short answer, so a fast build does them well; Act turns are where tool calls and edit quality count, so the strong build earns its price there. With the switch off, one model does both and the Model ID field is the only choice to make.

## Steps

1. Create a key in the [console](https://app.uncensoredllm.ai/console).
2. Open the Cline settings (⚙️) and set **API Provider** to **OpenAI Compatible**.
3. **Base URL**: `https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1`. The `/v1` stays; Cline adds `/chat/completions` itself.
4. **API Key**: the whole key, starting `sk-ullm-`.
5. **Model ID**: one id, spelled as the [models page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models) shows it. These three are the ones Cline users here run most; the first is the default this guide assumes:

```
glm-5.3-uncensored
glm-5.3-flash-uncensored
deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated
```

1. Open **Model Configuration** under the model field and type the build’s values from the table below: **Context Window** and **Max Output Tokens** as the catalog lists them, **Image Support** off unless the model page lists image input, and **Computer Use** on only when the build’s Tool calls column says yes. **Input Price** and **Output Price** per million tokens come from the price table further down, so the cost Cline shows on each task matches the console.
2. Click **Verify** to confirm the connection: Cline sends one request to the base URL with the key and the id.
3. Optional: in Cline Settings, turn on **Use different models for Plan and Act** and pick one model for each mode. Plan mode reads and asks; Act mode edits files and runs commands. A fast build such as `glm-5.3-flash-uncensored` for Plan and a strong one such as `glm-5.3-uncensored` for Act is the usual split, and Cline switches model with the mode.

From a terminal, the CLI stores the same provider, key, model and base URL in one command:

```bash
cline auth -p openai-compatible -k "sk-ullm-live-…" -m glm-5.3-uncensored -b https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1
```

After that, `cline` runs with that model, and `-m` (`--model`) swaps in another id for a single run. The extension picks the change up from the shared settings file.

## What each setting does

- API Provider: OpenAI Compatible the provider entry that takes a base URL of its own; the CLI and SDK call it openai-compatible
- Base URL: https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1 where Cline sends every request; the /v1 at the end matters, and nothing goes after it
- API Key: the whole sk-ullm- key sent as the bearer token on each request; stored in providers.json, not in the project
- Model ID: glm-5.3-uncensored the id exactly as the models page shows it, not the display name; one id per provider entry at a time
- Context Window: from the table below the size Cline keeps the conversation under; it trims older messages before the window fills, so a wrong value trims too early or too late
- Max Output Tokens: from the table below the longest answer Cline asks for; an edit that needs more than this is cut off
- Image Support: off unless the model page lists image input lets Cline attach screenshots and pasted images
- Computer Use: only when Tool calls is yes Cline’s docs reserve it for models with tool or function calling
- Input Price / Output Price: per million tokens, from the price table what Cline uses for the cost it shows on each task; the console bills at the catalog price either way
- Use different models for Plan and Act: optional one model per mode; Cline switches with the mode and keeps both selections

## Picking a model

Cline sends OpenAI-format requests, and every build on the models page answers in that format. An agent turn carries the conversation, the files Cline read and every tool result so far, so input tokens are most of the bill and a build with a low input price costs the least per turn. Act mode runs on tool calls for its edits and commands, so the Tool calls column decides which builds belong in Act; the context and output columns are the two Model Configuration values to type for each.

| Model | One agent turn | Tool calls | Context Window | Max Output Tokens |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GLM-5.3 Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-uncensored) | $0.01 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-uncensored) |
| [GLM-5.3 Flash Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-uncensored) | $0.0047 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-uncensored) |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Abliterated](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated) | $0.04 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated) |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored) | $0.04 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored) |
| [GLM-5.3 Abliterated](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-abliterated) | $0.09 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-abliterated) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-abliterated) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-abliterated) |
| [GLM-5.3 Flash Code Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored) | $0.25 | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored) | [model page](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored) |

40,000 input and 1,200 output tokens at the catalog prices on 2026-11-09. Tool calls, context and output as the catalog publishes them; where it does not, the model page says.

| Model | Build | Input $/M | Output $/M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GLM-5.3 Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-uncensored) glm-5.3-uncensored | Uncensored | $0.282 | $0.846 |
| [GLM-5.3 Flash Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-uncensored) glm-5.3-flash-uncensored | Uncensored | $0.1053 | $0.3685 |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Abliterated](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated) deepseek-v4.1-flash-abliterated | Abliterated | $0.8488 | $1.6975 |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored) deepseek-v4-pro-uncensored | Uncensored | $0.97 | $1.94 |
| [GLM-5.3 Abliterated](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-abliterated) glm-5.3-abliterated | Abliterated | $2.1825 | $4.365 |
| [GLM-5.3 Flash Code Uncensored](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models/glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored) glm-5.3-flash-code-uncensored | Uncensored | $6.00 | $6.00 |

Prices per million tokens, read from the live catalog on 2026-11-09.

Two things make a real session cost less than the turn figure times the number of turns. Requests bill per token at the model’s price from your prepaid balance, and when a response reports cached input tokens they bill at the model’s cached rate instead of the input rate; a Cline task repeats the same system prompt, rules and early conversation on every turn, so most of a long task’s input is that repeated prefix. And the Plan and Act split above puts the fast build on the turns that only read. The price table carries the input and output rates per million tokens, the two numbers to type into Model Configuration; each model page lists the cached rate beside them.

For coding specifically, [the uncensored coding AI guide](https://uncensoredllm.ai/guides/uncensored-coding-ai) compares the code builds and costs a full coding day on each.

## Check it

List the models your key can call; the id in the Model ID field should be in the answer:

```bash
curl https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1/models -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-ullm-live-…"
```

Then send one request the way Cline does. `-i` prints the headers: `x-uplink-request-id` names the request, and on a non-streamed answer `x-uplink-charge` is what it cost in USD.

```bash
curl -i https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-ullm-live-…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "glm-5.3-uncensored", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word ok."}]}'
```

In Cline, start a task with one of your ids selected. The request shows on the console’s usage page with its tokens and its charge, and the cost Cline prints under the task matches it when the two prices in Model Configuration are the catalog’s.

## Errors and fixes

- `401 invalid_api_key`, which Cline reports as **Invalid API Key**: the key is wrong, revoked or pasted with a space. Copy it again from the console into the API Key field.
- `404 model_not_found`, Cline’s **Model Not Found**: the Model ID is not on the models page. Check the spelling against the page; the id is the slug, not the display name.
- A `404` on every request with a correct id: the Base URL has `/chat/completions` or a trailing path after `/v1`. Cline appends the route itself; the field ends at `/v1`.
- `402 insufficient_balance`: the balance does not cover the request. Top up in the console. `402 monthly_limit_reached` means the key hit the monthly spend limit you set on it.
- `403 scope_denied`: the key is limited to certain models and this is not one of them.
- `429 rate_limited`: the key hit its rate limit. The response carries `retry-after`.
- **Connection Errors** before any status code: the Base URL has a typo, or a proxy or firewall sits between VS Code and the API. Cline’s networking page covers the proxy settings; the first curl above shows whether the machine reaches the API at all.
- Act mode repeats _You did not use a tool in your previous response_: the build answered in prose where Cline expected a tool call. Switch the Act model to a build whose Tool calls column says yes, and keep the prose-only builds for Plan.
- Early parts of a long task drop out of the conversation: Cline trims older messages as the context window fills, and a Context Window value smaller than the build’s makes it trim sooner. Type the value from the table; Cline also retries with a shorter conversation when the API reports the window exceeded.

## Questions

### What goes in Cline’s OpenAI Compatible Base URL field?

https://api.uncensoredllm.ai/v1, with the /v1 and nothing after it. Cline adds /chat/completions to that base on every request; a Base URL that already ends in the route answers 404.

### What is the Model ID for an uncensored model in Cline?

The id as the models page spells it, for example the first id in the Steps above, not the display name. Cline sends the string unchanged, so a typo comes back as Model Not Found; the first curl under Check it lists every id the key can call. See the models page.

### Which API key does the OpenAI Compatible provider take?

A key from this console, starting sk-ullm-, pasted whole into the API Key field or passed to cline auth with -k. It is one key for every model on the page, stored in Cline’s providers.json and shared by the extension, the CLI and the SDK.

### What does a Cline task cost on these models?

Per token at the model’s price, from your prepaid balance, with no subscription. The table above costs one agent-sized turn on each build at the live price, and with the catalog prices typed into Model Configuration the cost Cline shows under each task matches the console.

Every model above is on the [uncensored model list](https://uncensoredllm.ai/models) with its live price per million tokens. [Per-token pricing](https://uncensoredllm.ai/pricing) sets the whole catalog side by side, and the [family directory](https://uncensoredllm.ai/uncensored) groups the builds by base model.

[Get a key](https://app.uncensoredllm.ai/console) Prepaid from $10, no subscription.

## New models and price changes, once a month.

New uncensored builds with their prices, price moves, and what the daily model check found.