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description Continue Overview

Continue is an open-source autopilot for your IDE. Unlike many proprietary tools, Continue allows you to plug in any LLM providerwhether it's local models via Ollama, Anthropic's Claude, or OpenAI's GPT series. This flexibility makes it a favorite for developers who want full control over their AI stack and the ability to swap models based on the specific task at hand (e.g., using a smaller model for autocomplete and a larger one for chat).

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What IDEs does Continue work with?

Continue is best known as an open-source AI coding assistant for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs. Its appeal is that developers can bring their own model provider rather than being locked to one hosted assistant.

Can Continue use local models through Ollama?

Yes. Continue can be configured to use local models through providers such as Ollama, which is useful for teams that want code assistance without sending every prompt to a hosted API.

How is Continue different from GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is a managed product tied closely to GitHub and Microsoft tooling. Continue is open-source and more configurable, with support for providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, local models, and other OpenAI-compatible endpoints.

What can Continue actually do inside an editor?

Continue can chat about code, edit selected code, generate changes, and use context from the current workspace. The exact behavior depends on the configured model, IDE extension, and context settings.

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