Comparison

Continue vs Tabby

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

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

Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams.

+ Fully self-hosted, code never leaves your network
+ Local-model first
− Weaker agent capability than frontier-model tools
− Needs GPU for good latency

Spec	Continue	Tabby
Category	coding-agent	coding-agent
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Open source	Yes	Yes
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
MCP support	Yes	No
Pricing	free	free
Starting price	BYOK usage cost	BYOK or local GPU
Models	claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok	local, byok
Languages	typescript	rust, python
GitHub stars	34.4k	33.7k
Last activity	2026-06-24	2026-03-02