Continue
TrendingOpen-source AI coding assistant with customizable models. Connect any LLM to your IDE with full privacy control.
Continue is an open-source IDE copilot that connects any LLM—cloud or local—while keeping privacy and configuration in your hands. You can route to OpenAI/Anthropic, self-hosted endpoints, or local models (e.g., via Ollama), and tailor prompts, tools, and retrieval to your codebase.
It supports repo-aware chat, inline edits, multi-file diffs, and custom actions that call scripts or APIs. With embeddings-based indexing, Continue can ground responses in your repository, docs, and issue trackers to provide accurate, linked answers and safe edit proposals.
Because everything is open, teams can self-host, audit, and extend it to meet compliance needs—or prototype features rapidly without vendor lock-in.
Tool Information
Key Features
Pros
- Completely open-source and free
- Support for any LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, local models)
- Full privacy and data control
- Highly customizable and extensible
- Active community development
Cons
- Requires technical setup and configuration
- No official support or SLA
- Limited out-of-the-box features
- Dependent on chosen LLM quality
Use Cases
Supported Languages
Pricing Details
Free Tier
Completely free and open-source
Paid Plan
Only LLM API costs (varies by provider)
Enterprise
Self-hosted with custom LLM integration
System Requirements
- VS Code
- JetBrains IDEs
- Node.js for setup