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Continue — AI Coding Assistant

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What is Continue?

Continue is an open-source AI code assistant that integrates with VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It provides inline code suggestions as you type, helps understand existing code through contextual chat, and allows direct code modifications without leaving your current file, giving developers the ability to build and share custom AI coding assistants for their specific programming environments.

What sets Continue apart?

Continue distinguishes itself through its extensibility, allowing development teams to tailor AI assistance to their specific programming needs and workflows. The platform's architecture supports both local and remote models, giving teams flexibility to balance between performance and privacy requirements. Continue's open-source foundation enables a community-driven approach to building coding tools that adapt to each development environment.

Continue Use Cases

  • Code autocomplete suggestions
  • Custom AI coding assistants
  • Code understanding and chat
  • Code editing and refactoring

Who uses Continue?

iOS Developers Dev Ops Engineers Web Developers Software Architects Android Developers Engineering Managers Software Engineers Backend Software Engineers Frontend Software Engineers Fullstack Developers Software Developers

Features and Benefits

  • Feature icon AI Chat Assistant
    Chat with AI about your code to understand and iterate on complex functions, files, or entire codebases directly in your editor.
  • Feature icon Code Autocomplete
    Receive inline code suggestions as you type in any programming language to accelerate development workflow.
  • Feature icon Context-Aware Editing
    Highlight code sections and use natural language instructions to modify code without leaving your current file.
  • Feature icon Custom AI Assistants
    Build personalized coding assistants using combinations of models, rules, prompts, and documentation tailored to your specific needs.
  • Feature icon Documentation Integration
    Access relevant documentation directly within your workflow through the @Docs context provider for faster reference and implementation.

Continue Pros and Cons

Pros
  • Circle checkmark icon Can run models locally for complete data privacy
  • Circle checkmark icon Seamlessly integrates with VSCode workflow
  • Circle checkmark icon Highly customizable to specific development needs
  • Circle checkmark icon Provides quick and accurate code suggestions
Cons
  • Cross icon Steep learning curve for new users
  • Cross icon Complex initial setup process required
  • Cross icon Interface could be more intuitive
  • Cross icon Documentation needs improvement

Pricing

Solo Price not available
  • Circle check icon Create and share custom AI code assistants and building blocks
  • Circle check icon Use your code assistants with our open-source VS Code and JetBrains extensions
  • Circle check icon Bring your own compute and LLMs or bring your own API keys for commercial models
  • Circle check icon Create public and private assistants in your organization and invite your entire team to use them
Team $10/mo
  • Circle check icon Everything in Solo, plus
  • Circle check icon Centrally manage AI code assistants tailored to your team’s stack, keeping them up to date automatically
  • Circle check icon Govern the blocks and assistants that can be used by your developers with an allow / block list
  • Circle check icon Protect org secrets with our authentication layer and managed proxy that lets members view but not use your API keys
Enterprise Price not available
  • Circle check icon Everything in Solo & Teams, plus
  • Circle check icon Enterprise onboarding, training, and support to roll out to your entire organization
  • Circle check icon Authenticate with enterprise-grade Single Sign-On using any IdP that supports SAML or OIDC protocols
  • Circle check icon Use an on-premise proxy to separate the data plane from the control plane, ensuring code and sensitive data remain in your environment
Models add-on $20/mo
  • Circle check icon Use a variety of frontier models for a flat monthly fee, designed to cover the usage of most developers
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