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Aider
AI pair programming in your terminal — pair program with LLMs to start a new project or build on your existing codebase.
Our rating
★ 4.1 / 5 preliminary
Pricing
Free
Category
Coding agent
For
Builder
Last updated
Oct 15, 2026
💲 Open source; bring your own LLM API key or local models. Source: aider.chat (checked Oct 15, 2026).
Pros & cons
👍 Pros
- Git-native: auto-commits changes
- Works with cloud and local models
- Repo map for large projects
👎 Cons
- Terminal only
- Less agentic than newer tools
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