LLMs & AI Infra AI Coding stable
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Open-source AI code assistant for any IDE
22.0K stars
300 contributors
Since 2023
AI coding assistant supporting any LLM and any IDE with code completion, chat, refactoring and custom context providers.
License
Apache-2.0
Min RAM
256 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
lightweight
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✓
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Private AI coding assistant with local models
- ✓ Custom context providers for company codebase
- ✓ Multi-model code assistance in VS Code/JetBrains
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Quality depends on chosen LLM
- ✕ Needs separate LLM server
- ✕ Less polished than GitHub Copilot UX
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Technical specs
Language
TypeScript
API type
SDK
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
npm
Community
GitHub stars 22.0K
Contributors 300
Commit frequency daily
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Continue Dev
Funding vc_backed
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2023
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
development