Continue.dev + Gonka AI - AI for VS Code/JetBrains

Continue.dev - the most popular open-source AI extension for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. Code autocompletion, built-in chat, generation by comments, code explanation - functionality at the level of GitHub Copilot, but free and customizable.

Continue.dev supports dozens of LLM providers, including OpenAI-compatible APIs. This means that JoinGonka Gateway connects in one minute - by editing one JSON file.

Result: GitHub Copilot functionality ($19-39/month) for $0.30/month via Gonka.

Step 1: Install Continue.dev

Install the extension from the marketplace:

VS Code: Extensions → Search "Continue" → Install.
JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand): Settings → Plugins → Marketplace → "Continue" → Install.

After installation, the Continue icon will appear in the sidebar. If you are using Continue for the first time, the extension will offer to configure the LLM provider on the first launch.

Step 2: Configure Gonka provider

Open Continue.dev configuration:

VS Code: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Continue: Open Config" or file ~/.continue/config.json
JetBrains: Settings → Tools → Continue → Open Config

Add JoinGonka Gateway as a provider:

{
  "models": [
    {
      "title": "Gonka Qwen3-235B",
      "provider": "openai",
      "model": "Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507-FP8",
      "apiBase": "https://gate.joingonka.ai/v1",
      "apiKey": "jg-your-key"
    }
  ],
  "tabAutocompleteModel": {
    "title": "Gonka Autocomplete",
    "provider": "openai",
    "model": "Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507-FP8",
    "apiBase": "https://gate.joingonka.ai/v1",
    "apiKey": "jg-your-key"
  }
}

Verification: Open any code file and start typing - autocompletion should work. Or open Continue chat (Ctrl+L) and ask a question.

Important: make sure apiBase contains /v1 at the end of the URL. Without it, requests will return 404.

Continue.dev vs GitHub Copilot

Let's compare Continue.dev + Gonka with GitHub Copilot — the most popular commercial analogue:

Parameter	Continue.dev + Gonka	GitHub Copilot
Price/month	~$0.30	$19 (Individual) / $39 (Business)
Open-source	Yes (Apache 2.0)	No
IDE	VS Code, JetBrains	VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim
Model	Qwen3-235B (customizable)	GPT-4 (fixed)
Privacy	Via decentralized network	Data on Microsoft servers
Limits	No limits	Limit on completions/day
Model customization	Any OpenAI-compatible	Only GitHub models
Model context	128K tokens	128K (GPT-4)
Max. response length	2048 tokens (Gateway)	Depends on model

Continue.dev + Gonka is 60-130 times cheaper, completely open-source, unlimited, with model selection. Copilot's only advantage is deeper integration with GitHub (pull request review), but for everyday coding, Continue.dev + Gonka covers 95% of needs.

Continue.dev + Gonka = GitHub Copilot functionality for $0.30/month. Open-source extension for VS Code and JetBrains + cheapest AI API in the world. No limits, no subscriptions.

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