Offline Qwen3 AI Coding Setup for VS Code – No Internet, No Cost, Full Privacy

📰 Dev.to · Mike Kipruto

Set up an offline AI coding assistant in VS Code using Qwen3, Ollama, and Continue.dev, ensuring full privacy and no internet costs

intermediate Published 7 May 2026

Action Steps

Install the Qwen3 extension in VS Code
Configure Ollama to work with Qwen3
Set up Continue.dev for offline AI coding assistance
Test the offline AI coding setup
Use the AI coding assistant to improve coding efficiency and reduce errors

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and software engineers can benefit from this setup to improve their coding efficiency and privacy, especially when working on sensitive projects

Key Insight

💡 Offline AI coding assistants can improve coding efficiency and privacy, and can be set up using Qwen3, Ollama, and Continue.dev