Continue

The open-source IDE assistant that works with any model.

About

Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains and the command line. It offers chat, tab autocomplete, inline edits and agent-style tasks, and works with any model: a cloud API key, a local model via Ollama, or a hosted model add-on. Its open core remains free after its acquisition by Cursor.

Key features

• Chat, tab autocomplete and inline edits inside VS Code and JetBrains
• Works with any model provider, API endpoint or local Ollama model
• Agent-style tasks for multi-step coding work
• A hub for sharing assistants, rules and prompts
• Codebase indexing for context-aware answers
• CLI access for terminal workflows

Pricing

Pricing is not listed here, because it could not be verified from an official source at the time of writing.

The open-source core is free; standalone paid plans are no longer published after the Cursor acquisition, so any team or hosted-model pricing should be confirmed on the official site.

Best for

Developers who want an open, model-free IDE assistant with no vendor lock-in.

Limitations to know

AI-generated code can be wrong or insecure, so review and test everything before merging. Quality depends entirely on the model you attach, setup takes more effort than a bundled subscription, and the standalone paid roadmap is uncertain after the Cursor acquisition.

What users think

Public sentiment could not be verified from accessible sources at the time of writing, so no praise or complaint themes are listed here rather than invented ones.

Our editorial score

Our editorial score: 7.9/10 — our own judgement, not an aggregate of user ratings. No full review is published for this tool yet — this page is its directory entry.

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