Continue vs. Nanocode

Feature	Continue	Nanocode

Tagline	The open-source AI code assistant	Minimal Claude Code alternative in ~250 lines
Website	https://continue.dev	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	August 21, 2025	January 11, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	No	No
Git Integration	basic	none
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	No	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains IDEs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Opus / Sonnet / Haiku, GPT-5 / pro / mini, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama, Local models for Ollama	Claude family of models via the Anthropic API + Any model supported via OpenRouter (400+ models)
Pricing Model	Freemium	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/continuedev/continue	https://github.com/1rgs/nanocode
Development State	active	active