13x vs Continue
Open-source AI assistant extension for VS Code and JetBrains.
13x is a local-first control workspace that runs your coding agents in parallel — with named rigs, a codebase map and live pulse. Here is how the two compare.
Continue is the open-source, genuinely-local assistant inside your editor. Pick 13x when the bottleneck is orchestration, not privacy: a grid of parallel agents, saved rigs, a shared codebase map and pulse across sessions. Both are local-first — 13x adds the control surface over many agents at once.
| feature | 13x | Continue |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel agent support | ✓ | — |
| Local-first (no cloud) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Codebase map / context packets | ✓ | Local @codebase index |
| Terminal grid | ✓ | — |
| Named rigs (save setups) | ✓ | — |
| Session pulse monitoring | ✓ | — |
| Telemetry-free | ✓ | Opt-out |
| Pricing model | Free · €49/mo · from €99 lifetime | Free (OSS) · paid teams |
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Continue is great for
- Open source and fully customizable
- Runs local models via Ollama — genuinely private
- Rich @-context providers inside your editor
13x is better when
- It is an editor extension, not a multi-agent workspace
- One assistant in one editor — no grid of parallel agents
- No saved rigs, terminal grid or cross-session pulse
If you're you love local but need to run many agents at once
13x, because 13x adds a parallel grid on top of your local-first setup.
If you're you rebuild the same assistant config per project
13x, because rigs save the whole multi-agent layout, not just one model.
If you're you want to watch several runs at once
13x, because pulse surfaces active/idle for every slot.
run your agents in one local grid.
Launch a rig, map your codebase, send less context and watch every session's pulse — all on your machine.