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Freemium

Open-source IDE coding assistant with flexible local and cloud model providers.

Open SourceAPISelf-hostedTypeScript SDK

Tool Info

Categories
Coding
Developer
Continue
License
Open Source
Official Website
www.continue.dev
Repository
continuedev/continue
Official Docs

Overview

Continue is an open-source coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains.

It is especially strong when you want flexible providers, including local models and self-hosted setups.

Pricing

Free tier available
Free (open source)Continue Hub (paid)

Pros

  • Fully open source
  • Model-agnostic
  • VS Code + JetBrains

Best For

Open-source IDE copilotsLocal and custom model routingSelf-hosted coding AI

When NOT to Use

  • Setup can be complex
  • Less polished than Cursor

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Tags

#coding-assistant#open-source#ide

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