Continue

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Open-source assistant you point at any model.

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What is Continue?

Continue is an open-source IDE extension that lets you choose the model behind it — a local Llama, a hosted Claude, or anything else. Full control over cost, privacy, and behaviour, at the price of configuring it yourself.

Main use cases

  • Running a fully local coding assistant
  • Swapping models per task
  • Custom team-wide assistant configs
  • Avoiding vendor lock-in

Key features

  • Bring your own model, local or hosted
  • VS Code and JetBrains extensions
  • Custom slash commands and context
  • Fully open source

Pricing

Continue is open source, so you can use it for free and run it yourself. Listed pricing: Free and open source.

Prices change often, so check the official site before you buy.

Best for

Developers who want control over the model and their data.

Tags

  • Open source
  • Local models
  • Configurable
  • Extensions

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Continue FAQ

What is Continue?

Continue is an open-source IDE extension that lets you choose the model behind it — a local Llama, a hosted Claude, or anything else. Full control over cost, privacy, and behaviour, at the price of configuring it yourself.

Is Continue free?

Continue is open source, so you can use it for free and run it yourself. Listed pricing: Free and open source. Prices change often, so check the official site before you buy.

Who is Continue best for?

Developers who want control over the model and their data.

What can you use Continue for?

Common uses: running a fully local coding assistant, swapping models per task, custom team-wide assistant configs and avoiding vendor lock-in.

What are the best alternatives to Continue?

Popular alternatives include Replit Agent, v0 by Vercel, Sourcegraph Cody and Bolt.new. See the full shortlist on our AI Developer Tools page.

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