Tabby vs Continue

Side by side on what is actually measured: monthly searches for each name, the 3-month trend, and pricing. A cell is highlighted only where one tool is genuinely ahead.

Tabby and Continue compared on the figures this directory actually measures: pricing, category, and real monthly search demand for each name. Tabby is the more searched of the two: about 50,535 searches a month against 1,313 for Continue, roughly 38 times as many. Both are listed as open source.

Search volume says how many people look for a tool by name, which is a reasonable proxy for how established it is. It says nothing about which one suits your work. The table below sets out what each is for, and each tool's own page covers its features, pricing tiers and the cases it handles badly.

Tagline
Self-hosted AI coding assistant.
Open-source AI coding assistant.
Pricing
Open source
Open source
Starting price
N/A
N/A
Search trend (3 mo)
+48.8%
+3.3%
Rating
No reviews yet
No reviews yet
Upvotes
N/A
N/A
Verified
Categories
Code & Developer
Code & Developer
Website
tabby.tabbyml.com
continue.dev

More about Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant.

Read the Tabby review

More about Continue

Open-source AI coding assistant.

Read the Continue review

Frequently asked questions

Tabby or Continue, which is better?
Neither is better in general. Tabby is searched for more often, which reflects how established it is rather than how well it would suit you. Compare them on the table below and on what each one is specifically not good at, which is on their individual pages.
Is Tabby or Continue cheaper?
Both are listed as open source. Exact tier prices are on each tool's own page, taken from the vendor's pricing page.