Overview
Continue — Open-source AI coding assistant
Continue is an open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that lets developers connect to any LLM (local or cloud). It provides in-editor chat, code generation, and explanation with full flexibility over which models to use, making it ideal for self-hosted AI coding.
Works with any LLM (local or cloud)
VS Code and JetBrains plugins
Tab autocomplete
Codebase context
Features & capabilities
Everything it does, in plain English.
The honest take
Where it shines, where it stumbles.
✓ Pros
- ✓Completely open source
- ✓Works with any LLM including local Ollama
- ✓No data lock-in
- ✓Highly customizable
! Watch-outs
- !More setup than commercial tools
- !Quality depends on model choice
- !Less polished UI than Cursor
Who it's for
Where Continue pays for itself fast.
Privacy-first AI coding
Self-hosted AI assistance
Flexible model choice
Organization-wide AI coding
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