Open-source AI assistant for VS Code and JetBrains, no longer updated.
Continue lets you point your editor assistant at whichever model you want, including local ones. Cursor acquired the company in 2026, and version 2.0.0 is the final release: it still installs and runs, but gets no new features or fixes.
Works with
Key info
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- Plugins
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Status
- No longer updated: Cursor acquired Continue in 2026, and 2.0.0 is the final release
- Works in
- VS Code and JetBrains, plus a CLI
- Cost
- Free and open source (Apache 2.0)
- Models
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Amazon Bedrock and more
- Your own API key
- Yes
- Local models
- Yes, through Ollama
- Good for
- Existing Continue setups; for a new one, look at Kilo Code
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