Pick Continue if
developers who want the OSS extension and will point it at their own model.
Read the Continue pageContinue vs Cursor
Our take
Pick Continue if developers who want the OSS extension and will point it at their own model. Pick Cursor if software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor. Skip Continue if people who want a maintained commercial IDE agent (Cursor, GitHub Copilot). Skip Cursor if non-developers, or teams that cannot send code to a third-party model API.
Best for
Continue An OSS Copilot-shaped sidebar you configure yourself
Cursor Changing a real repo
Free plan
Continue $0 · apache 2.0. You pay the model provider
Cursor $0 · limited Agent and Chat requests
Lowest paid
Continue Not published by the vendor
Cursor Plus $8/mo · Grok models only
Next step up
Continue
Cursor Premium $30/mo · other models at API price
Coding agent
Continue User Settings
Cursor Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
Continue Hosted
Cursor Desktop editor; models hosted
Watch out
Continue The repo is read-only
Cursor Plus is Grok-only
Last checked
Continue 2026-10-19 · continue.dev
Cursor 2026-10-19 · cursor.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Cursor if
software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor.
Read the Cursor page