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Use Continue.dev for 80% less.

Open-source IDE assistant for VS Code and JetBrains — autocomplete, chat, edit, agent — all powered by your API key.

Anthropic direct
$150
/month, typical
Through us
$30
/month, same use
You keep
$120
/month back in pocket

Why Continue.dev burns tokens

Continue's autocomplete fires on nearly every keystroke pause. With Claude Sonnet at $3/M input, a workday of typing can cost $5-10 just on completions — before you even chat.

Setup — under 60 seconds

  1. 1

    Get an API key

    Sign up (free, no card), then generate an sk-cc-… key from your dashboard.

  2. 2

    Configure Continue.dev

    In ~/.continue/config.json (or via Continue's UI).

    {
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Claude Sonnet (cheap)",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
      "apiKey": "sk-cc-your-key-here",
      "apiBase": "https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy"
    }
  ]
}
  3. 3

    Run as usual

    Continue.dev keeps every feature. Only the API endpoint changed — your prompts, tools, and behaviour are unchanged.

Recommended models for Continue.dev

Claude Haiku 4.5

$0.2/M in · $1/M out

Autocomplete (cheapest, fastest)

Claude Sonnet 4.6

$0.6/M in · $3/M out

Chat + edit (default)

GPT-5.4

$0.4/M in · $2.4/M out

Alternative chat model

FAQ

Does Continue support apiBase?

Yes. Both the Anthropic and OpenAI providers in Continue accept apiBase in config.json. Set it to https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy.

Should I split autocomplete and chat models?

Strongly recommended. Use Haiku 4.5 for autocomplete (10x cheaper than Sonnet) and Sonnet 4.6 for chat/edit. Continue lets you pick different models per role.

Is JetBrains supported?

Yes. Continue's JetBrains plugin uses the same config format. The proxy URL works identically.

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