Continue
Open-source AI code assistant for VSCode and JetBrains.
Overview
Continue is an open-source AI assistant inside your editor, with code completion, chat, and agentic edits. Plug in your own models or use hosted ones.
How Indians use it
Indian developers and small teams use Continue to add Copilot-like assistance with their own model choices — useful for cost, privacy, and India-specific model experimentation.
Pros
- +Open-source and self-hostable
- +Works with your model of choice
- +Active developer community
Cons
- –Setup requires technical skill
- –Quality depends on your model choice
- –Hosted tier billed in USD
Pricing
Free open-source; paid hosted plans available
Free open-source; hosted tier in USD
Best for
Open-source AI coding inside your editor
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