# Continue: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/continue

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "Continue: A free, open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that allows you to bring your own model keys." (Llama 4 Maverick, AI coding)
- "Prefer self-hosted/local options where possible: Tools like Continue.dev (with local LLMs such as CodeLlama or DeepSeek Coder)" (Grok 4.20, AI coding)
- "Options like Continue.dev, Aider, or open-source extensions ... let you use free tiers of models" (Grok 4.20, AI coding)
- "If your team is tech-savvy and wants full control: Use Continue, Cline, or Aider" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Continue, from 19 of the 20 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- daily.dev: 10
- dev.to: 9
- github.com: 8
- bsi.bund.de: 5
- getorchestra.io: 5
- toolradar.com: 5
- arxiv.org: 4
- aws.amazon.com: 4
- sourcegraph.com: 4
- aiplusinfo.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/KI/ANSSI_BSI_AI_Coding_Assistants.pdf: 5
- https://daily.dev/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants-comparison: 5
- https://daily.dev/blog/how-to-choose-ai-coding-assistant-before-you-pay: 5
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 5
- https://toolradar.com/guides/cheapest-ai-coding-assistants: 4
- https://aiplusinfo.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-boost-startup-product-development: 3
- https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer: 3
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/smb: 3

## What it publishes

Every page continue.dev exposes, read 2026-10-05: 9 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-04
- Recent: 2025-09-04 blog: Instinct https://blog.continue.dev/instinct

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.