Continue Pricing: Plans & Cost Calculator 2026
Continue is discontinued as a commercial product; its core stays free and open source, with a $30/mo Models Add-On for managed models. Otherwise you pay whatever your model provider charges.
Continue plans and pricing
Continue was acquired by Cursor and is no longer sold standalone. Prices below are historical.
Free (Open Source)
The full Apache-2.0 extension for VS Code and JetBrains with no usage limits of its own; you bring your own API keys or a local model and pay only the provider
Team
Quote-only, for growing teams that need shared agents, centralized governance, and support
Company
Quote-only, for larger organizations that need advanced security, extensive integrations, and enterprise governance
Models Add-On
$30/mo for managed hosted models with no key management, but capped at 50 chat and 2,000 autocomplete requests a month
Continue pricing: the quick answer
Continue is free and open source at its core as of July 8, 2026, with a $0 tier that plugs your own API keys or local models into VS Code and JetBrains. The one fixed paid option is the Models Add-On at $30/mo, which hands you managed hosted models without managing keys but caps you at 50 chat requests and 2,000 autocomplete requests a month. Team and Company tiers exist for governance but are quote-only. For real volume the free plan on your own API billing beats the capped add-on.
- Free (Open Source)Free
- TeamCustom
- CompanyCustom
- Models Add-On$30/mo
Continue is free to start, against a $20/mo median across 12 ai coding tools tools we track.
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Continue pricing, read against its live plans and category
Positioning
Continue's whole pitch is a genuinely capable Free (Open Source) plan that lets you use your own API keys or local models under an Apache-2.0 license. For developers who want out-of-the-box access without managing keys, the Models Add-On runs $30/mo, above the category median of $20/mo, but it is heavily restricted, capping you at just 50 chat requests and 2,000 autocomplete requests a month. For any real volume, the Free plan on direct API billing, a cheap model for routine work and a frontier model like Claude Opus 4.8 for the hard calls, is far more cost-effective than the add-on.
Cost drivers
- 1API usage fees if you bring your own keys (BYOK) on the Free or Company plans, billed by whichever provider you route to.
- 2Strict usage caps on the $30/mo Models Add-On (50 chat and 2,000 autocomplete requests) which can force early renewals or an upgrade.
Watch-outs
The Models Add-On has very low usage limits for $30/mo, which can feel like a billing trap next to unlimited alternatives. Users also report that leaning entirely on free local models to dodge costs yields disappointing autocomplete.
Strengths
The free open-source core connects any LLM you like, local or cloud, through one config.
- Connect any LLM, Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.x, or a local model, via API
- Use codebase context from across your entire workspace
- Create custom slash commands for reusable prompts
What users say
“Paying $10 for Github Copilot is cheaper than Continue.”
“I have been using continue.dev with local models... code tab-completions are dismal.”
Editor’s take
Individual developers should stick to the Free plan with their own API keys and pay only for exact usage, avoiding the restricted $30/mo Models Add-On. Teams needing centralized governance and shared agents should contact sales for the Team or Company tiers. If you want unlimited, hassle-free completions without managing API keys, look at GitHub Copilot at $10/mo as the sharpest alternative.
Oleh KemFounder & Lead AnalystContinue Hidden Costs & Pitfalls
List price covers the subscription. Total cost of ownership for Continue typically includes additional line items that don't appear on the pricing page.
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Sources & verification
| Source | What was checked | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Official Pricing Page | Source of verified tiers | July 8, 2026 |
| Official Website | Official vendor website | — |
| G2 | G2 verified user reviews · 4.6/5 · 717 reviews | — |
| Capterra | Capterra verified user reviews | — |
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