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Open-source IDE assistant you can point at any model.

Free tier Open source; you pay for the model you connect Verified 2026-11-12 codingopen-sourceeditorbyo-model

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Teams that want autocomplete and chat inside the editor with their own model

Skip it if

Anyone wanting a finished product — configuration is the product

An editor extension for autocomplete, chat, and edits that lets you choose the model behind each action — local, hosted, or a mix. The appeal is control and cost: the same editor behaviour can run on a cheap model for completion and an expensive one for reasoning. The trade is a config file and a model account.

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