Continue vs. Standard Code

Feature	Continue	Standard Code

Tagline	The open-source AI code assistant	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://continue.dev	https://standardcode.ai
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	August 21, 2025	June 25, 2026
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	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains IDEs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Opus / Sonnet / Haiku, GPT-5 / pro / mini, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama, Local models for Ollama	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10/mo	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/continuedev/continue	N/A
Development State	inactive	active