Continue with 6bee.ai

Continue reads its models from a config file. Add one block with the 6bee.ai base URL, your key and a model ID.

Before you start

The Continue extension installed in VS Code or a JetBrains IDE.
Create an account with a verified email address, add prepaid balance, then create a key on the console's API keys page. Keep the key secret.
Model IDs are listed in the console and returned by GET https://api.6bee.ai/v1/models. Replace <model id> with one of them.

Add the model

Open ~/.continue/config.yaml (in Continue: the model menu, then the gear next to Local Config) and add a model:

~/.continue/config.yaml

name: 6bee
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: 6bee
    provider: openai
    model: <model id>
    apiBase: https://api.6bee.ai/v1
    apiKey: <your key>
    roles:
      - chat
      - edit
      - apply

provider: openai. Continue then speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions format.
apiBase: https://api.6bee.ai/v1, with /v1.
roles: What Continue may use the model for. Leave out autocomplete: it fires on every keystroke and quickly reaches the request limit.

This file holds your key in plain text. Do not commit it to a repository.

Check that it works

Save the file. Continue reloads it.
Pick 6bee in the model menu and send a short message.
The request shows up in the console’s usage log.

Limits

Context: Input plus output up to the model’s window: 128K to 1M tokens, depending on the model.
Output: max_tokens up to the model’s output cap: 16,384 to 131,072, depending on the model. Larger values are lowered to the cap, not rejected. If omitted: 8,192 to 32,768.
Input tokens: 1,000,000 uncached tokens per rolling minute. Cache hits don’t count.
Requests: 60 per minute.
Concurrency: 2 requests at a time.
Request body: Up to 8 MiB. n must be 1.

Troubleshooting

HTTP 401: The key is missing or wrong. Copy it again from the console, without spaces or quotes.
Model not found: The model ID does not match. List the valid IDs with GET /v1/models or check the console.
HTTP 429: You are over a per-account limit (requests, input tokens or concurrency). The Retry-After header says how long to wait.
HTTP 400 on long sessions: The request no longer fits the model’s context window. Compact or clear the conversation, or switch to a model with a larger window.
Request rejected for balance: Each request first reserves its input plus max_tokens of output. Top up, or lower max_tokens.