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Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, founded in 2023 by Nate Sesti and Ty Dunn, designed to give developers full control over their AI coding workflow by connecting to any LLM — local models via Ollama, cloud models (Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini), or self-hosted endpoints. Continue's open-source nature (Apache 2.0) is its primary differentiator: developers can inspect, modify, and extend the assistant, configure any model, and run entirely locally without sending code to external services.
Cursor
AI-first IDE with deeper built-in context — Cursor for productivity; Continue for open-source control
GitHub Copilot
Managed AI assistant — stronger GitHub integration; Continue for self-hosted privacy and model choice
Codeium
Free managed AI extension — Codeium for easy setup; Continue for any-LLM flexibility and open source
Tabnine
Enterprise privacy-first AI — Tabnine has local model; Continue offers broader LLM choice and open source
Ollama
Local LLM runner — Continue uses Ollama as its backend for local model inference
Aider
Terminal-based AI coding assistant — Aider for git-integrated CLI workflow; Continue for IDE integration
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