What changed
Cline’s 4.1.26 release notes say the Cline provider goes back to Claude Sonnet 5.5 when no model is selected. Version 4.1.25 had made Gemini 4 Argon the default on October 16. ClinePass now defaults to Kimi K3.1 Pro. Most other providers also get new defaults, mostly Kimi K3.1 Pro, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. The notes don’t list each provider’s new default.
The release also adds a Local | Cloud toggle in Settings > API Configuration, so cloud tasks keep their own saved model. It cuts model request retries from 5 to 3. The model catalogue gains four providers (CommandCode, Reflection, Liquid Inference and Munito AI) and loses three (CrofAI, iFlow and Llama). GPT-6 models now work on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
Who it affects
Cline users who haven’t pinned a model, especially ClinePass subscribers. It also affects anyone using cloud sessions, or using CrofAI, iFlow or Llama as a provider.
What to do
If you rely on a provider’s default model, pin the model you want in Settings > API Configuration. If you use cloud sessions, pick a cloud model with the new Local | Cloud toggle.