Model setup
Agent can be used with models that support tool use through Continue.
For the best Agent experience we recommend Claude Sonnet 4 from Anthropic. Add Claude 3.7 Sonnet to your assistant from the hub here. You can get an API key from the Anthropic console.
Currently the following models are recommended:
- Anthropic - we recommend Claude Sonnet 4
- OpenAI - we recommend GPT-4o
- Gemini - we recommend Gemini 2.5 Pro
The best chat models generally support tool use. See recommended chat models for more.