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Escape Claude & Cursor Limits: Free Local AI Coding with Ollama + Continue.dev
Chris Harper
1 min read
Jun 2, 2026
AI
Developer Tools
A developer guide for setting up a fully offline, free AI coding environment in VS Code. Install Ollama, pull qwen2.5-coder:7b (daily driver) and qwen2.5-coder:1.5b (autocomplete), then configure Continue.dev to point at localhost:11434. Works on M1 MacBook with 8GB RAM; covers 60–70% of typical coding tasks without subscription costs or usage caps.
Sources: DEV Community