Compare·14 matchups

Pick the tool that matches
your Tuesday.

Continuum is the multi-provider agent workbench - Mac, web, iPhone, Watch, live gauges, multi-account, local $ by repo - around Claude Code, Codex, and peers. Start with the decision tree, then open the full matrix.

Download for Mac See providers
vs Conductor vs Cursor Claude Code Codex vs Windsurf vs GitHub Copilot vs Devin vs Aider OpenCode Gemini CLI / Antigravity vs Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw vs Pi Coding Agent vs Factory AI

Updated 2026-08-03

01 · Start here
I live in an AI IDE
Tab, Composer, Cascade - keep the editor. Continuum runs the long agent fleet beside it.
vs Cursor vs Windsurf vs Copilot
I run parallel worktrees
Fleet boards and multi-agent isolation. Continuum adds phone control, gauges, and multi-lab providers.
vs Conductor vs Factory Claude in Continuum
I already use Claude or Codex CLI
Same engines under your login. Continuum is the multi-device cockpit, multi-account, and cost ledger.
Claude Code Codex OpenCode Gemini
I want a cloud / autonomous SWE
Different trust boundary. Continuum keeps agents on hosts and keys you control.
vs Devin vs Factory
I want a personal always-on agent
Memory loops and chat-app ops - stack with Continuum for Max-window engineering days.
vs Hermes vs OpenClaw
I want a minimal OSS harness
Pi and Aider are sharp terminal tools. Continuum is the full product surface around official CLIs.
vs Pi vs Aider
02 · Providers Continuum hosts

Engines Continuum drives under your login - not replacements. Monday paths show connect steps.

provider · Continuum hosts it

Claude Code in Continuum

Claude Code is the engine. Continuum is the cockpit.

Read comparison →
provider · Continuum hosts it

Codex in Continuum

Codex in Continuum - same agent, full workbench.

Read comparison →
provider · Continuum hosts it

OpenCode in Continuum

OpenCode is an engine Continuum hosts - plus Claude, Codex, and Continuum ops.

Read comparison →
provider · Continuum hosts it

Gemini CLI / Antigravity in Continuum

Gemini / Antigravity as engines. Continuum as the multi-lab cockpit.

Read comparison →
03 · Direct alternatives

Tools people choose instead of or beside Continuum. We name their wins - Tab, boards, Droids.

direct alternative

vs Conductor

Parallel worktrees on Mac - plus Continuum’s phone, gauges, and cost ledger.

Read comparison →
direct alternative

vs Cursor

Keep Cursor for the editor. Use Continuum for the agent fleet.

Read comparison →
direct alternative

vs Windsurf

Windsurf for Cascade in the editor. Continuum for agents everywhere.

Read comparison →
direct alternative

vs Factory AI

Factory Droids automate the SDLC. Continuum instruments your agent stack.

Read comparison →
04 · Adjacent jobs

Often stacked, not swapped. Decision guides say when both belong in the same week.

adjacent job

vs GitHub Copilot

Copilot for inline help. Continuum for agent fleets and cost truth.

Read comparison →
adjacent job

vs Devin

Devin as an autonomous engineer service. Continuum as your local multi-lab cockpit.

Read comparison →
adjacent job

vs Aider

Aider for terminal pair programming. Continuum for multi-device fleet ops.

Read comparison →
adjacent job

vs Hermes Agent

Hermes for autonomous agent research. Continuum for daily multi-lab coding ops.

Read comparison →
adjacent job

vs OpenClaw

OpenClaw for personal assistant hosting. Continuum for coding agent fleets.

Read comparison →
adjacent job

vs Pi Coding Agent

Pi for minimal harnesses. Continuum for full multi-device coding ops.

Read comparison →
05 · Begin

Download the instrument.
Keep your agents.

Free app. Claude, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenCode, and more. Optional hosted inference later.

Download for Mac All clients

free app · your subscriptions · local-first