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ContinuevsOllama
OSS VS Code plugin — bring your own LLM versus Run LLMs locally via simple CLI/API
Compare interactively in Explore →Choose Continue when…
- •You want open-source, self-hostable AI completions
- •You bring your own LLM or use local models
- •You're locked into JetBrains or VS Code
Choose Ollama when…
- •You want to run LLMs locally on your machine
- •Privacy or offline use cases require local models
- •You're testing open-source models without API costs
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Field
Continue
Ollama
Category
Coding Assistants
LLM Infrastructure
Type
Open Source
Open Source
Free Tier
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Pricing Plans
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GitHub Stars
⭐ 20,000
⭐ 90,000
Health
●80 — Active
●80 — Active
Continue
Open-source VS Code and JetBrains extension. Connect any LLM via ollama, LiteLLM, or cloud APIs. Fully customizable.
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