The open-weight budget derby: a rate-limit multiplier versus genuinely unlimited tokens. Cline Pass is $9.99 for 2-5x standard rate limits on a curated 11-model lineup — cheapest entry, opaque ceiling. Featherless is $25+ for unlimited tokens with concurrency (4-8) and context caps instead of a meter. Light, Cline-centric use: Pass wins on price. Sustained agent workloads: Featherless's no-meter model wins the moment you'd start guessing what 2-5x actually allows.
This comparison is maintained by Standard Compute — we sell a third thing entirely (unlimited tokens at a flat price, paced under sustained load, from $39/mo), so we have no horse in this particular race and keep both sides honest. If neither plan above fits because the meter itself is your problem: the full comparison including us →