Continue
UnverifiedOpen-source coding agent with a final release after acquisition by Cursor
About
Continue is an open-source coding agent for VS Code, a terminal CLI and JetBrains. Continue's homepage now announces its acquisition by Cursor. The official repository is read-only and no longer actively maintained; its final 2.0.0 release remains available as a foundation for independent use.
✨ Key Features
- Agent and chat — Work on development tasks and ask questions about code.
- Edit and autocomplete — Modify selected code and receive inline suggestions in the editor.
- Configurable models — Assign chat, edit, apply, autocomplete, embedding and reranking roles to suitable models; support varies by model and provider.
- Rules and tools — Configure project/user instructions and MCP servers, with reusable configuration blocks.
- Local or remote models — Connect supported API providers or local models such as Ollama. Local performance depends on available hardware.
- Final release — Version 2.0.0 removed anonymous telemetry and authentication. The maintainers recommend the CLI instead of the JetBrains plugin.
💳 Pricing
- Open-source client — The code remains available under Apache 2.0 without a client licence purchase.
- Model costs — External API providers charge under their own terms; running local models can require hardware and infrastructure. Open-source client access does not include free hosted inference.
- Former hosted services — Previous terms mentioned paid credits and subscriptions. Current hosted rates, renewal/refund treatment and entitlements are unverified; this listing does not advertise an active free hosted plan.
The acquisition FAQ says user data has been deleted except for specified legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, security and legitimate-business retention. It does not promise that existing hosted accounts or subscriptions transfer to Cursor.
⚖️ Alternatives Compared
| Product | Best for | Public pricing | Key difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continue | Configurable open-source coding workflows | Client code available; provider costs separate; former hosted terms unverified | Final release of a project no longer actively maintained |
| Aider | Terminal coding workflows | See official pricing | Different open-source client and model connections |
| Amazon Q Developer | Coding in supported development environments | See official pricing | Vendor-managed assistant and service plans |
| Augment Code | Codebase-oriented assistance | See official pricing | Separate managed product and workspace |
🎯 Use Cases
- Running the final CLI or editor release with a chosen model.
- Customizing model roles, project rules and MCP tool connections.
- Studying or adapting the Apache-licensed source, accounting for its maintenance status.
Continue Website Overview
Continue has an Ahrefs Domain Rating of 77 and falls within Cloudflare Radar's global top 200,000 popularity bucket. This bucket is unordered, and neither signal represents actual visits.
- Domain rating
- 77
- Popularity position
- Top 200,000
- Primary category
- Unavailable
- Ranked locations
- 0
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