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Editorial pick✓ Verified working
Continue
Open-source autopilot for VS Code and JetBrains.
Try Continue✓ Free trial available
Best for
Best for engineering teams who want a customizable copilot they can point at any model.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemium
- Setup time
- 20 minutes
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/25/2026
What we love
- ✓Free and open source
- ✓Works with local models for privacy
- ✓Highly customizable prompt + context
Where it falls short
- −Setup more involved than Copilot
- −UX lags behind Cursor
- −Local models need GPU horsepower
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20261 tier
Free
$0
forever
- ✓All features
- ✓BYO model key
Overview
Continue is an open-source IDE extension that brings any LLM (GPT, Claude, local Ollama, custom) into VS Code and JetBrains as a fully customizable copilot. Used by teams who want to BYO model, BYO context, and own the prompt layer.
Key features
- ●BYO LLM (cloud or local)
- ●Custom slash commands
- ●Codebase-aware context
- ●VS Code + JetBrains support
- ●Open-source MIT license
Best use cases
Privacy-first coding assistant
Run Ollama or LM Studio locally and route Continue at it — no code leaves the machine.
Cost-controlled team rollout
Point Continue at your own OpenAI/Anthropic key with per-developer caps instead of paying per-seat.
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