# Continue

Agent · https://godooo.ai/en/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.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Agent](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#agent)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Code](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/code)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · Apache-2.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/continuedev/continue](https://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](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [continue.dev](https://continue.dev)

## What it can do

- **[Agentic coding](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/coding-agent)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Continue is a coding agent available as a CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/continuedev/continue), 2026-09-24)
- **[Code completion](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/code-completion)** — supported.

## Alternatives

- **[GitHub Copilot](https://godooo.ai/en/product/github-copilot)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Cline](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/cline)** (Open source, free): Also does: Agentic coding
- **[Cursor](https://godooo.ai/en/product/cursor)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Windsurf](https://godooo.ai/en/product/windsurf)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Zed](https://godooo.ai/en/product/zed)** (Open source, free): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Kilo Code](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/kilo-code)** (Open source, free): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Trae](https://godooo.ai/en/product/trae)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Agentic coding, Code completion
- **[Claude](https://godooo.ai/en/model/claude)**: Also does: Agentic coding; no code needed
- **[Claude Code](https://godooo.ai/en/cli/claude-code)** (Paid): Also does: Agentic coding
- **[Gemini](https://godooo.ai/en/model/gemini)**: Also does: Agentic coding; no code needed
- **[Codex](https://godooo.ai/en/cli/codex)** (Paid): Also does: Agentic coding
- **[GitHub Copilot CLI](https://godooo.ai/en/cli/copilot-cli)**: Also 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](https://github.com/continuedev/continue) — checked 2026-09-24
- [continue.dev](https://continue.dev)

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