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AskCodi vs Continue vs Cursor

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

	AskCodi	Continue	Cursor
What it is	Build faster with AskCodi: multi-model AI chat, code generation, refactoring, and custom agents. OpenAI-compatible API, IDE integrations, and developer-first…	An open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that you point at whichever model you want, including local ones.	AI-first code editor built for speed with intelligent auto-completion and codebase understanding.
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Paid	Free · Free · self-hosted	Freemium · $20/mo
How it bills	Not published	Free	Flat monthly
Free tier	No	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.8 from 4,500 reviews
Features	—	Works with hosted or local models VS Code and JetBrains extensions Configuration as a file in your repo Custom context providers No telemetry by default	AI-native editor Codebase understanding Multi-file editing (Composer) Inline generation (Cmd+K) Multiple AI models Tab completion Bug detection Natural language editing
What works	Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Code never has to leave your machine No subscription Model choice is entirely yours	Best AI code editor Understands full codebase VS Code compatibility Multiple model support Incredibly fast
What does not	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier	Requires setup and a model to point at Quality depends on what you connect Fewer conveniences than commercial editors	Subscription required for full features Can be resource-intensive Newer with some bugs Limited free completions

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