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Continue vs Cursor
How the two compare on license, platforms and what the community thinks.
Key differences
- Continue is open source; Cursor is freemium.
| Feature | Continue | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source AI code assistant inside your IDE | The AI Code Editor |
| License | Open source | Freemium |
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| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Alternatives listed | 1 | 2 |
| Page views | 741 | 587 |
About Continue
Continue is the leading open-source AI code assistant: autocomplete, chat and inline edits inside VS Code and JetBrains, powered by any model you choose — including local ones through Ollama. The subscription-free path to AI-assisted coding.
About Cursor
Cursor is a fork of VS Code rebuilt around AI: chat with your codebase, generate multi-file edits, and let agents complete tasks autonomously. It keeps full VS Code extension compatibility while adding frontier-model coding features on a subscription.