Continue

Where Continue fits

Continue lives inside VS Code and JetBrains rather than asking developers to move work into a separate editor. Its main appeal is control: you can connect commercial APIs, local Ollama models, or an organization’s approved endpoints and decide which model handles chat, autocomplete, or embeddings. Configuration is more hands-on than a fixed assistant, but it also makes privacy and cost choices visible. The open-source extension is usable without buying Continue-hosted access; paid team services add shared configuration and administration, with exact costs depending on the current offering.

Jobs it handles well

• Repository orientation: ask where behavior is implemented and pull relevant files into context.
• Routine changes: draft tests, explain errors, and apply targeted edits without leaving the IDE.
• Controlled AI rollouts: standardize model choices, prompts, and rules across a development team.