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Aider

Minimal terminal pair-programmer with a tree-sitter repo map and automatic git commits.

aider.chataider.chat/docsgithub.com/Aider-AI/aider
Overall in coding agents
14of 17 · score 57.4
Data coverage
92%
24 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Scripted, repeatable edits where you want a git commit per change
  • •Local or unusual model endpoints other harnesses will not talk to
  • •Anyone who wants to read the whole harness in an afternoon

Strong on

  • +Model breadth any provider / router 1/17

Weak on

  • −MCP No 17/17
    Better: Claude Code: Yes
  • −Subagents No 12/16
    Better: Claude Code: Yes
  • −Background agents No 12/16
    Better: Claude Code: Yes
  • −Hooks No 11/14
    Better: Claude Code: Yes

vs Cline

  • •Ahead on Repo indexing: AST / LSP repo map vs agentic grep
  • •Behind on MCP: No vs Yes
  • •Behind on Plan mode: Partial vs Yes

How Aider scores among 17 coding agents24 of 26 fields known

Features8

Surface
CLI
13/17
Leader: GitHub Copilot (Agent HQ) · GitHub-native, IDE extension, CLI, web, cloud delegate
aider.chat · 2026-01-15
Default model
None, set by --model or environment keys
· 2026-01-15
Model breadth1st
any provider / router
1/17
aider.chat · 2026-11-06
Repo indexing
AST / LSP repo map
6/16
Leader: Devin · hybrid index + agentic
aider.chat · 2026-01-15
Plan mode
Partial
10/17
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Checkpoint & undo1st
Yes
1/16
· 2026-01-15
Headless / CI1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Local models1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15

Agentic7

Where it stops
3
7/15
Leader: Claude Code · 4
MCP
No
17/17
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Subagents
No
12/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Hooks
No
11/14
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Skills / commands
Partial
12/17
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Background agents
No
12/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
Opens PRs
No
10/16
Leader: Claude Code · Yes
· 2026-01-15

Governance & control3

Permissions
prompts every action
16/17
Leader: Claude Code · allowlist + OS sandbox
· 2026-01-15
BYOK1st
Yes
1/17
· 2026-01-15
Licence1st
Apache-2.0
1/16
github.com · 2026-01-15

Pricing3

Pricing model1st
BYOK tokens only
1/16
· 2026-01-15
Entry price1st
$0/seat/mo
1/16
· 2026-01-15
Token markup
No
5/16
Leader: Windsurf · Yes
· 2026-01-15

Traction3

GitHub stars
37,000
6/11
Leader: Claude Code · 155,000
Terminal-Bench
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Bench model
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Positioning1

Positioning
AI pair programming in your terminal.
aider.chat

Timeline1

First release
2023-05-01

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Sources5

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