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Continue vs Codewhale: catalog facts
Continue	Codewhale
Best for: Developers who want to use AI coding agents in their workflow	Best for: Developers who want a terminal coding agent not tied to one model provider
Free The project is available under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; hosted model usage may cost extra.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Open-source coding agent Includes editor extensions and a CLI	Works with hosted or local models of your choice Can run tests to verify its own changes All 4 strengths for Codewhale Works with hosted or local models of your choice Can run tests to verify its own changes Scriptable through codewhale exec for CI use User-controlled tools and permissions
Requires an AI model provider or compatible local model to use its coding-agent features	Still at a 0.x pre-release version Most interface translations are only partial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Continue github.com/continuedev/continue Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Codewhale codewhale.net/en Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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