Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer.md
Description: continue and prompt-optimizer share 5 technologies: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# continue vs prompt-optimizer

continue and prompt-optimizer share 5 technologies: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [continuedev/continue](https://seerepo.com/r/continuedev/continue): open-source coding agent
- [linshenkx/prompt-optimizer](https://seerepo.com/r/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer): An AI prompt optimizer for writing better prompts and getting better AI results.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in continue: React, Postgres, GitHub
- Only in prompt-optimizer: Vue

## Side by side

| | continue | prompt-optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 328,309 lines written, 1,392 code files | 309,080 lines written, 784 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Continue, Cursor, Aider, OpenHands, Amp, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Jules |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 16,266 commits, 36,390 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 990 commits, 40,112 stars |
| Tests | 440 test files. 24.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 476 test files. 47.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, continue or prompt-optimizer?

continue, with 328,309 lines written in 1,392 code files; prompt-optimizer has 309,080 in 784.

The proof: [continuedev/continue's code at commit 5522c6f](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/tree/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470)

### Which has more GitHub stars, continue or prompt-optimizer?

prompt-optimizer, with 40,112 stars; continue has 36,390.

The proof: [linshenkx/prompt-optimizer on GitHub](https://github.com/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer)

### Which has more tests, continue or prompt-optimizer?

prompt-optimizer, with 476 test files; continue has 440.

The proof: [linshenkx/prompt-optimizer's code at commit 5951bd4](https://github.com/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/tree/5951bd427ee51f273415f1f63a87fc6620e47210)

### Which was updated more recently, continue or prompt-optimizer?

continue: its last push was on November 1, 2026, and prompt-optimizer's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [continuedev/continue's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, continue or prompt-optimizer?

continue: an AI signed 2.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Continue, Cursor, Aider, OpenHands, Amp, GitHub Copilot, and Codex; in prompt-optimizer, 0.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in continuedev/continue](https://seerepo.com/r/continuedev/continue/ai)

## Sources

- continuedev/continue: Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 5522c6f (https://github.com/continuedev/continue/tree/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470)
- linshenkx/prompt-optimizer: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 5951bd4 (https://github.com/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/tree/5951bd427ee51f273415f1f63a87fc6620e47210)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.