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Continue.dev vs pr-viz

Open-source IDE assistant with checks, not a PR map visualiser.

Which to pick

Pick Continue.dev if you want…

  • Open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI
  • IDE AI assistant & CI checks

Pick pr-viz if you want…

  • Self-hosted PR review maps

Side by side

What it is
Continue.dev:Continue.dev is an open-source AI coding assistant that adds code suggestions and checks to IDEs and CI pipelines.
pr-viz:Free IDE skill that creates an interactive two-zone review map for GitHub pull requests.
Best for
Continue.dev:Open-source AI code assistant for IDEs and CI
pr-viz:Self-hosted PR review maps
Who it’s for
Continue.dev:Developers who want AI assistance in their editor and CI without vendor lock-in
pr-viz:Developers and teams needing self-hosted PR review visualisation.
Pricing
Continue.dev:Open source
pr-viz:Free
Open source
Continue.dev:Yes, 36,079 GitHub stars
pr-viz:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
Works with
Continue.dev:—
pr-viz:VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, GitHub

Continue.dev features

  • AI code suggestions. Provides context-aware code completions and suggestions while you type.
  • Automated code checks. Runs AI-driven linting and quality checks as part of your CI workflow.
  • Open-source foundation. The full codebase is freely available for anyone to inspect, modify, or extend.
  • IDE integration. Hooks into popular editors to surface assistance directly in the development environment.

pr-viz features

  • Two-zone review map. Shows needs-review vs AI-accepted sections of a PR.
  • Self-hosted & air-gapped. Runs on your own Docker host with no internet required.
  • IDE integration. Triggered from Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf via /pr-viz command.
  • Comment posting as you. Posts AI-generated comments to GitHub using your credentials.
  • Human-readable AI notes. Provides short explanations and fixes for highlighted issues.
  • PR walkthrough. Animated spoken summary of verdict, issues, and failing checks.

Continue.dev vs pr-viz FAQ

Is Continue.dev or pr-viz free?+

Yes, both are free, and Continue.dev is open source.

Is Continue.dev or pr-viz open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Continue.dev (continuedev/continue on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and pr-viz (krzysztofgibert/pr-viz-skill on GitHub, MIT license).

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