Continue
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Open-source coding assistant that lets developers connect models and tailor AI workflows inside development environments.
Best for: Developers who want customization
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Continue vs Cursor
A structured comparison of Continue and Cursor across use cases, pricing, strengths, limitations and TryThatTool benchmark evidence.
Cursor
TryThatTool Assessed
AI-first code editor built to help developers write, understand and modify code.
Best for: Developers who want AI inside the coding workflow
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Coding
Coding
Pricing
Free + paid
Free + paid
Best for
Developers who want customization
Developers who want AI inside the coding workflow
Strengths
- Open-source
- Model flexibility
- IDE workflow
- Editor-native workflow
- Codebase-aware assistance
- Fast iteration
Limitations
- Setup can require technical knowledge
- Quality depends on selected models
- Best suited to coding
- Generated code needs review and testing
Editorial note
A flexible choice for developers who want more control over their coding assistant stack.
A focused choice for developers who want AI assistance directly in their editor.
TryThatTool benchmark
What our testing found
These results come from the same fixed three-scenario benchmark run twice on each product: Sales prioritization, synthetic data cleanup, and constrained B2B revision. They are scoped observations, not universal model rankings.
Benchmark
Not independently tested
Not independently tested
Observed evidence
No published benchmark evidence.
No published benchmark evidence.
Recommendation
Not published.
Not published.
Testing note: the benchmark uses fixed synthetic inputs and two product-session runs. We do not score speed, broad feature coverage, value for money or general reliability unless the evidence supports those claims. Sponsored placement and affiliate relationships are disclosed separately from editorial assessment.