Continue

Continue

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An AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDE, boosting developer efficiency.

Last Updated Oct 21, 2026
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About

Continue is a powerful open-source platform designed for modern developers, built to seamlessly integrate advanced AI technology into your workflow. It installs directly into the VS Code and JetBrains IDEs you already know and love, enhancing your coding experience through a customizable AI assistant that makes programming smarter and more efficient.

Key Features

Intelligent Chat Assistant: Chat directly with AI inside your IDE to get code explanations, technical advice, and answers to your questions.
Context-Aware Autocomplete: Receive smarter code suggestions that go beyond traditional completion, significantly boosting your coding speed.
Powerful Editing Capabilities: Generate, refactor, and optimize code snippets based on natural language instructions.
Custom Agent Workflows: Create and deploy automated AI agents to handle repetitive development tasks.

Pricing & Fees

  • Pricing: Not publicly listed on the pages we reviewed; check the official site for current plans.
  • Acquisition status: Continue has been acquired by Cursor; the official site now directs users to Cursor for the product's future development.
  • Open-source availability: The open-source codebase remains freely available and can be used as a foundation by other developers.
  • Existing subscriptions: The site includes FAQs addressing what happens to subscriptions and user data following the acquisition.

Who It's For

Continue is the ideal choice for a wide range of software developers, especially full-stack developers looking to dramatically improve coding efficiency, students and beginners who want an AI companion while learning to program, and technical leads or engineering managers seeking to deploy a standardized, customizable AI coding tool across their entire team.