Agent
Continue
Continue is an open-source AI agent, launched in 2023, made for developers.
An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that works with any model.
Main jobs: Agentic coding. It is open source and free to use. You can use it inside code editors, as a browser extension, in the terminal, offline on your own machine and on your own server.
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At a glance
- Type
- Agent
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Code
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/continuedev/continue
- GitHub stars
- 36,014
- How you run it
- In the editor · Browser extension · Terminal · Runs offline · Self-host
- Made for
- Developers
- Protocols
- Model Context Protocol
- Website
- continue.dev
What it can do
Agentic codingmain jobunconfirmed
“Continue is a coding agent available as a CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Code completionsupported
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- GitHub CopilotFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- ClineOpen source, freeAlso does: Agentic coding
- CursorFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- WindsurfFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- ZedOpen source, freeAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- Kilo CodeOpen source, freeAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- TraeFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- ClaudeAlso does: Agentic coding; no code needed
- Claude CodePaidAlso does: Agentic coding
- GeminiAlso does: Agentic coding; no code needed
- CodexPaidAlso does: Agentic coding
- GitHub Copilot CLIAlso does: Agentic coding
Questions
What is Continue?
Continue is an open-source AI agent, launched in 2023, made for developers. An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that works with any model.
Is Continue free?
Yes. Continue is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is Continue open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/continuedev/continue.
Can Continue run locally?
Yes. Continue can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Continue do?
Main jobs: Agentic coding. It can also do: Code completion.
What are open-source alternatives to Continue?
Open-source ones: Cline, Zed and Kilo Code. Others: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Trae, Claude and Claude Code.
Sources
- github.com/continuedev/continuechecked 2026-09-24
- continue.dev