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Continue vs Devin

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Continue

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains.

  • + Works in JetBrains, not just VS Code
  • + Fully BYOK and local-model friendly
  • − Agent capability behind Cline/Aider
  • − Setup overhead for custom providers

Devin

Cognition's autonomous software engineer.

  • + True end-to-end autonomy
  • + No local setup
  • − Expensive and access-gated
  • − Less transparent than open alternatives
Spec Continue Devin
Role Coding agent Coding agent
Tags coding-agent, ide-extension, persona-solo-builder, persona-software-developer, persona-data-scientist coding-agent, hosted, persona-solo-builder, persona-software-developer, persona-data-scientist
License Apache-2.0 Proprietary
Open source Yes No
Self-hostable Yes No
MCP support Yes No
Pricing free paid
Price Free $500/mo
Usage cost BYOK Included
Models claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok claude, gpt
Languages typescript multi
GitHub stars 34.7k —
Last activity 2026-07-03 —