Continue
by Continue · Open-source coding agent, now acquired by Cursor
46.1 — BenchRank score out of 100
Screenshots of Continue
Homepage
Overview
Continue was an open-source coding agent for AI-assisted development, built around the aim that developers are amplified rather than automated. Its homepage is now a notice that the company has been acquired by Cursor. The captured text says the open-source codebase remains freely available as a foundation for others, but describes no features or how the tool works.
- Best for
- Developers wanting the open-source codebase of a coding agent that has joined Cursor.
- Pricing
- No pricing is shown; the captured page only announces the acquisition.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hostedCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open-source codebase remains freely available
- Blog, docs and GitHub are still linked from the site
Trade-offs
- Acquired by Cursor; the site no longer presents an active product
- No features, plans or pricing are shown on the captured page
- FAQs on data and availability appear with no answers captured
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 10 out of 100
- Documentation
- 60 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 33 out of 100
- Changelog
- 80 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 55 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 40 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 85 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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