Editor & IDE

Continue.dev

An open-source AI coding assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs that plugs into any model provider, local or hosted, instead of locking you into one.

Pricing

Free and open source (Apache 2.0); cost depends on whichever model provider you connect

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Continue.dev is an open-source extension that adds chat, autocomplete, and agentic editing to VS Code or a JetBrains IDE, with every model provider — hosted or fully local — configurable through one JSON config file rather than being tied to a single vendor.

Why it stands out

Provider-agnostic by design, from frontier hosted models to fully local, self-hosted ones.
Apache 2.0 licensed, with no proprietary lock-in or required account.
Config-driven setup that’s easy to standardize and share across a team.

Good for

Developers who want AI assistance without committing to one model vendor, or who need a fully local, privacy-preserving setup.