Continue vs Goose
Continue and Goose are both terminal AI coding tools. Here's how they line up on the things that actually decide it — price, platform, and what they plug into.
| Continue | Goose | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Platform | windows, mac, linux | windows, mac, linux |
| Works with | claude, chatgpt, gemini | claude, chatgpt |
| In one line | Open-source AI coding agent, now centered on Continuous AI — source-controlled AI checks that run on pull requests in CI via the `cn` CLI. The VS Code/JetBrains BYOK extensions still install but are in maintenance mode (final 2.0.0). | Free, open-source AI coding agent from Block that can write code, run commands, debug, and interact with MCP servers — works with any LLM including free local models. |
Which should you pick?
Both sit at a similar price point, so cost won't decide it. They both work with claude, chatgpt, so if that's your setup either one fits. For the full picture, read the reviews below — the verdict is where the real difference shows up.