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title: "Models"
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description: "Models form the foundation of the entire agent experience, offering different specialized capabilities:"
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---
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import { ModelRecommendations } from "/snippets/ModelRecommendations.jsx";
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- **[Chat](/customize/model-roles/chat)**: Power conversational interactions about code and provide detailed guidance
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- **[Edit](/customize/model-roles/edit)**: Handle complex code transformations and refactoring tasks
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- **[Apply](/customize/model-roles/apply)**: Execute targeted code modifications with high accuracy
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- **[Autocomplete](/customize/model-roles/autocomplete)**: Provide real-time suggestions as developers type
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- **[Embedding](/customize/model-roles/embeddings)**: Transform code into vector representations for semantic search
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- **[Reranker](/customize/model-roles/reranking)**: Improve search relevance by ordering results based on semantic meaning
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<Tip>
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When creating an agent, you can choose the model for a [new task in Mission Control](https://dub.sh/mc-task) or [workflow](https://dub.sh/agent-workflow).
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If no model is specified, Continue automatically uses the default agent with our recommended model.
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</Tip>
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## Recommended Models
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### Best Models by Role
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<ModelRecommendations role="all" />
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<Info>
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Explore models in [The Hub](https://continue.dev/hub?type=models).
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</Info>
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## Learn More About Models
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Continue supports [many model providers](/customize/model-providers/top-level/openai), including Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, Amazon Bedrock, Azure, xAI, and more. Models can have various roles like `chat`, `edit`, `apply`, `autocomplete`, `embed`, and `rerank`.
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Read more about [model roles](/customize/model-roles), [model capabilities](/customize/deep-dives/model-capabilities) and view [`models`](/reference#models) in the YAML Reference.
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### Example Model Setup Instructions
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# Frontier Models
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[Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://continue.dev/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5) from Anthropic
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1. Get your API key from [Anthropic](https://console.anthropic.com/)
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2. Add[Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://continue.dev/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5) to a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Qwen Coder 3 480B](https://continue.dev/openrouter/qwen3-coder) from Qwen
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1. Get your API key from [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/settings/keys)
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2. Add [Qwen Coder 3 480B](https://continue.dev/openrouter/qwen3-coder) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[GPT-5](https://continue.dev/openai/gpt-5) from OpenAI
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1. Get your API key from [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com)
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2. Add [GPT-5](https://continue.dev/openai/gpt-5) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `OPENAI_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Kimi K2](https://continue.dev/openrouter/kimi-k2) from Moonshot AI
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1. Get your API key from [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/settings/keys)
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2. Add [Kimi K2](https://continue.dev/openrouter/kimi-k2) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://continue.dev/google/gemini-2.5-pro) from Google
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1. Get your API key from [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com)
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2. Add [Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://continue.dev/google/gemini-2.5-pro) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `GEMINI_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Grok Code Fast 1](https://continue.dev/xai/grok-code-fast-1) from xAI
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1. Get your API key from [xAI](https://console.x.ai/)
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2. Add [Grok Code Fast 1](https://continue.dev/xai/grok-code-fast-1) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `XAI_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Devstral Medium](https://continue.dev/mistral/devstral-medium) from Mistral AI
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1. Get your API key from [Mistral AI](https://console.mistral.ai/)
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2. Add [Devstral Medium](https://continue.dev/mistral/devstral-medium) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `MISTRAL_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[gpt-oss-120b](https://continue.dev/openrouter/gpt-oss-120b) from OpenAI
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1. Get your API key from [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/settings/keys)
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2. Add [gpt-oss-120b](https://continue.dev/openrouter/gpt-oss-120b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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3. Add `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` as a [User Secret](https://docs.continue.dev/mission-control/secrets/secret-types#user-secrets) on Continue Mission Control [here](https://continue.dev/settings/secrets)
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4. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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### Local Models
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<Info>
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Need a quick setup walkthrough? Check out [Using Ollama with Continue: A Developer's Guide](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide).
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</Info>
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These models can be run on your computer if you have enough VRAM.
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Their limited tool calling and reasoning capabilities will make it challenging to use agent mode.
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[Qwen3 Coder 30B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen3-coder-30b)
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1. Add [Qwen3 Coder 30B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen3-coder-30b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[gpt-oss-20b](https://continue.dev/ollama/gpt-oss-20b)
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1. Add [gpt-oss-20b](https://continue.dev/ollama/gpt-oss-20b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Devstral Small 27B](https://continue.dev/ollama/devstral)
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1. Add [Devstral Small](https://continue.dev/ollama/devstral) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Qwen2.5-Coder 7B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen2.5-coder-7b) from Qwen
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1. Add [Qwen2.5-Coder 7B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen2.5-coder-7b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Gemma 3 4B](https://continue.dev/ollama/gemma3-4b) from Google
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1. Add [Gemma 3 4B](https://continue.dev/ollama/gemma3-4b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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[Qwen2.5-Coder 1.5B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen2.5-coder-1.5b) from Qwen
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1. Add [Qwen2.5-Coder 1.5B](https://continue.dev/ollama/qwen2.5-coder-1.5b) a config on Continue Mission Control
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2. Run the model with [Ollama](https://docs.continue.dev/guides/ollama-guide#using-ollama-with-continue-a-developers-guide)
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3. Click `Reload config` in the config selector in the Continue IDE extension
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