Continue vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Continue	Prime Agent

Tagline	The open-source AI code assistant	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://continue.dev	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	August 21, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	June 16, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
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	No
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains IDEs	Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
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	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, Subscription, 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/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	inactive	active