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Open-source VS Code & JetBrains assistant for chat, autocomplete, edit, and agent modes with full model/provider control including local LLMs
Why notable
Classic BYOK OSS IDE extension; 2026 coverage notes Cursor acquisition/archive risk—still widely referenced as the open control baseline
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- Free BYOK / local models
- Platforms
- VS Code + JetBrains
- Best for
- model-agnostic open IDE assistant
- Source
- continue.dev, GitHub, VS Code Marketplace
- Confidence
- High