Cline switches its default model to GPT-6.1 Sol across 10 providers, a day after DevDay

The open-source coding agent Cline shipped v4.1.22 on September 30 with a refreshed model catalog that sets GPT-6.1 Sol as the default model for 10 providers, including OpenAI, OpenRouter, GitHub Copilot, and NanoGPT. It lands a day after OpenAI's DevDay introduced GPT-6.1 Sol as near-Astra intelligence at one-fifth the price.

#What happened

• Cline released v4.1.22 on September 30, 2026 (full changelog v4.1.21...v4.1.22), per its official GitHub releases page.
• The model catalog refresh makes GPT-6.1 Sol the default model for: OpenAI, OpenRouter, GitHub Copilot, Cortecs, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, both LLM Gateway providers, NanoGPT, OpenCode Zen, and Requesty.
• The same update moves Vercel AI Gateway to Ling 3.1 Flash, Tempr Gateway to MiMo V2.6 Flash, and CrossModel and Ofox to Claude Sonnet 5.5; the Cline recommended list adds Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Opus 5.5.
• Cline warns that if you use one of those providers without pinning a model, expect a different default.

#Why it matters

• Cline is the first major third-party coding agent to standardize on GPT-6.1 Sol — developer tooling is converging on Sol as the workhorse model after OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
• For Cline users, the default switch means Sol's lower cost ($2/$10 per 1M tokens) applies automatically unless a model is pinned.

#Sources

• https://github.com/cline/cline/releases (official release notes)
• https://pondero.ai/news/2026-09-30-gpt-6-1-sol/

Verified September 30, 2026.