Continue vs. Open Interpreter

Feature	Continue	Open Interpreter

Tagline	The open-source AI code assistant	Open-source coding agent built for low-cost and open-weight models
Website	https://continue.dev	https://www.openinterpreter.com
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	August 21, 2025	July 14, 2023
Last Updated	June 16, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains IDEs	Zed (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
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	100+ providers: Kimi K2/K3, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Bedrock, Copilot, OpenRouter, Groq, MiniMax, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/continuedev/continue	https://github.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter
Development State	inactive	active