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Continue.dev

by Continue

Continue.dev is an open-source, model-agnostic AI coding assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs that lets developers plug in their own model API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or local models via Ollama). It provides AI-powered autocomplete, chat, and codebase-aware code generation through configurable context providers that can index local codebases, documentation, and repositories. As a self-hostable, bring-your-own-model tool, it competes with GitHub Copilot while offering significantly more flexibility and no vendor lock-in.

8 Overall Score

Scores

Capability
8
Ease of Use
7
Documentation
8
Reliability
7
Value
10
Momentum
9

Details

Status
active
Pricing
open-source
Launch Date
2023-05
Last Updated
2026-03-15

Key Features

  • Model-agnostic: supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, and local models via Ollama/LM Studio
  • Tab autocomplete with real-time inline suggestions
  • Configurable context providers for indexing codebases, docs, GitHub issues, and web search
  • Chat interface with multi-file edit and slash command actions
  • Open-source and self-hostable with a growing hub for shared config

Tech Stack

TypeScriptVS Code Extension APIJetBrains Plugin SDKNode.jsLanceDB (vector embeddings)Tree-sitter (code parsing)