Continue
Open-source AI code assistant with agent mode for IDEs.
Coding AssistantOpen Sourcefrom Free (BYO API key)
About Continue
Continue is an open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. It supports chat, autocomplete, and an agent mode for multi-step tasks, and works with any model — hosted or local.
Key Features
- AI-powered autocomplete in IDE
- Tab-to-autocomplete
- Chat panel in VS Code / JetBrains
- Codebase indexing
- Supports local & cloud models
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Open source & free tier
- Works with local models (Ollama)
- Easy to self-host
Cons
- Less polished than Copilot
- Smaller context window on free models
- Community docs still maturing
Our verdict
Best free Copilot alternative if you want local model support via Ollama.
Tags
- #agentic-coding
- #open-source
- #vscode
- #jetbrains
- #agent
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