Continue + Qwen 2.5 Coder (local)
A editor-based tool served by Ollama (local). Here's who it fits, what it costs, and how to get going.
PriceFreeFree
Skill floorproand up
Setupadvancedto get running
Works ineditor
Best for
- SaaS / web app
- Browser extension
- Chatbot / AI agent
- Landing page
- API / backend service
Strengths
- Fully free, runs offline on your machine
- No data leaves your laptop
- Open source
Trade-offs
- Needs a capable GPU/Mac
- Local models trail the frontier
- Fiddly setup