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Codeium vs Continue

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Codeium
Coding
Continue
Coding
TaglineFree, fast AI autocomplete + chat across 70+ editors.Open-source, self-hostable VS Code/JetBrains AI assistant.
CategoryCodingCoding
PricingFreemium· Free; Pro $15/mo; Teams $35/moFree· Free / open-source; you pay model costs
ModelProprietary + frontier models in WindsurfBYO (any OpenAI-compatible API + Ollama for local)
Editorial score8.3 / 107.9 / 10
Use cases
autocompletechatIDE
self-hostedopen sourceBYO model
Pros
  • Free for individuals
  • Wide IDE support
  • Fast suggestions
  • Windsurf editor for AI-first workflows
  • Free and open source
  • Works with local models via Ollama
  • No data leaves your machine if local
  • BYO model flexibility
Cons
  • Code quality slightly behind Copilot/Cursor
  • Less agentic
  • Less polished than Cursor/Copilot
  • Setup is fiddly
Websitecodeium.comcontinue.dev
Pick Codeium if
  • ✅ Free for individuals
  • ✅ Wide IDE support
  • ✅ Fast suggestions
  • ✅ Windsurf editor for AI-first workflows
Pick Continue if
  • ✅ Free and open source
  • ✅ Works with local models via Ollama
  • ✅ No data leaves your machine if local
  • ✅ BYO model flexibility
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