Continue
Open-source coding assistant with IDE plugins and a CLI to build and run custom AI code agents across VS Code, JetBrains, terminal, and CI, with model flexibility and team governance.
At a Glance
Get started with Continue at no cost with Create and share custom AI code assistants and building blocks and Use with open-source VS Code and JetBrains extensions.
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Updated Feb 2026
About Continue
Continue is an open-source platform for building AI-powered coding assistants and agentic workflows that run in your IDE, terminal, and CI. It provides VS Code and JetBrains extensions plus a CLI for chat, inline autocomplete, edit actions, and real-time agents. Teams use Continue Hub to centrally configure models, prompts, rules, and MCP tools, enforce allow/block lists, and proxy API keys so developers can use but not view secrets. Continue is model-flexible (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Together, Azure OpenAI, Ollama, LM Studio) and Apache-2.0 licensed.
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Pricing
Solo
Get started with Continue at no cost with Create and share custom AI code assistants and building blocks and Use with open-source VS Code and JetBrains extensions.
- Create and share custom AI code assistants and building blocks
- Use with open-source VS Code and JetBrains extensions
- Bring your own compute or API keys
- Create public assistants in your org for team use
Team
Designed for teams with Everything in Solo and Centrally manage private assistants with shared configs and collaboration features.
- Everything in Solo
- Centrally manage private assistants with shared configs
- Allow/block lists for models, rules, and tools
- Protect org secrets with authentication layer and managed proxy
Models Add-on
Models Add-on plan with Access a variety of frontier models for a flat monthly fee.
- Access a variety of frontier models for a flat monthly fee
Enterprise
Enterprise-grade solution with Everything in Solo & Team and SSO (SAML or OIDC), on-prem data plane, and org-wide rollout and dedicated support.
- Everything in Solo & Team
- SSO (SAML or OIDC), on-prem data plane, and org-wide rollout
- Custom pricing — Contact sales
Capabilities
Key Features
- Open-source IDE extensions for VS Code and JetBrains
- CLI for running agents in terminal and CI
- Inline autocomplete in the editor
- Chat to ask questions and explain code
- Edit actions to transform highlighted code
- Agent workflows with step-by-step approvals
- Background agents triggered by events (e.g., PR review, docs updates)
- Centralized model, rules, and tool governance via Hub
- Managed proxy to let users use but not view API keys
- Works with many models (BYO keys or local via Ollama/LM Studio)
- MCP tool ecosystem integration (Linear, GitLab, Playwright, etc.)
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