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Continue lands an overall score of 16 out of 100, showing up in 23 of 70 answers across AI assistants. Gemini rates it highest at 35, well ahead of Claude (16), Perplexity (14) and ChatGPT (13). It does best on questions about free, local/privacy-focused, open-source, and VS Code-specific assistants, getting named in every answer for each of those. It also appears in 2 of 4 answers about value for money. On the other hand, it's never mentioned for testing, whole-codebase agents, beginners, pull request review, or terminal-based tools.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 13 | 20% of answers | #4.8 |
| Claude | 16 | 35% of answers | #9.3 |
| Gemini | 35 | 80% of answers | #9.6 |
| Perplexity | 14 | 20% of answers | #3.8 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best open-source AI coding assistant? | 3 of 3 | #4 |
| What are the best free AI coding assistants? | 4 of 4 | #7 |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers? | 2 of 4 | #4 |
| Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money? | 2 of 4 | #8 |
| What are the best AI coding assistants? | 2 of 4 | #12 |
| Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for Python? | 1 of 4 | #11 |
| What's the best AI code editor right now? | 1 of 4 | #13 |
| What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026? | 1 of 4 | #13 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS? | Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot |
| What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase? | Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for beginners learning to code? | GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases? | Sourcegraph Cody, Cursor, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI tool to review pull requests automatically? | CodeRabbit, Greptile, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant that works in the terminal? | Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Aider |
| Which AI coding tool is best for writing tests? | Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for building mobile apps? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
In their words
- ChatGPT“| Best free/open customization | Continue | Open-source VS Code/JetBrains assistant for creating and sharing custom AI code agents.”
- Claude“Continue — open source, works with local models via Ollama.”
- Gemini“Best for Privacy & Local/Offline Use: Continue.dev + Ollama”
Closest rivals
- Continue vs Cline18
- Continue vs Amazon Q Developer12
- Continue vs JetBrains AI Assistant11
- Continue vs OpenAI Codex21
- Continue vs Aider22
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