Continue Alternatives
Safer and better-maintained options, ranked by Nerq Trust Score. Updated 2026-04-01.
Continue has a Nerq Trust Score of 48 (D). Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. Connects to any LLM.
| # | Name | Trust | Grade | Stars | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hyunjun6928-netizen/salmalm | 74 | B | 27 | Higher trust (74 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 2 | ats-god-optimizer | 73 | B | - | Higher trust (73 vs 48) |
| 3 | haotian-liu/LLaVA | 71 | B | 24.5k | Higher trust (71 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 4 | Radiator-Routes | 69 | C | - | Higher trust (69 vs 48) |
| 5 | anda-hippocampus | 64 | C | 7 | Higher trust (64 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 6 | bracket-league-2026 | 64 | C | 7 | Higher trust (64 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 7 | Qwen3-4B | 63 | C | 556 | Higher trust (63 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 8 | deepseek-r1-distill-llama | 63 | C | 76 | Higher trust (63 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 9 | AgenticScreeningMetricsDemo | 62 | C | - | Higher trust (62 vs 48) |
| 10 | Agentic_RAG-Crewai | 62 | C | - | Higher trust (62 vs 48) |
| 11 | agento | 62 | C | 18 | Higher trust (62 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 12 | InternVL3-1B-hf | 62 | C | 10 | Higher trust (62 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 13 | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct-MLX-5bit | 62 | C | 5 | Higher trust (62 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 14 | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct-MLX-6bit | 62 | C | 5 | Higher trust (62 vs 48); Much larger community |
| 15 | janku-v5-nsfw-trained-noobai-rou-wei-illustrious-xl-v50-sdxl | 62 | C | 4 | Higher trust (62 vs 48); Much larger community |
Compare
- Continue vs hyunjun6928-netizen/salmalm
- Continue vs ats-god-optimizer
- Continue vs haotian-liu/LLaVA
- Continue vs Radiator-Routes
- Continue vs anda-hippocampus
FAQ
What are the best alternatives to Continue?
The top alternatives based on Nerq Trust Score are listed above, all independently evaluated for security and reliability.
Is it safe to switch from Continue?
Check each alternative's safety report by clicking its name. Trust scores above 70 indicate strong reliability.
How does Nerq rank Continue alternatives?
Alternatives are ranked by Trust Score v2, combining security, maintenance, documentation, and community signals.