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Aider

Aider connects to cloud and local LLMs, with best results from Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek models, and OpenAI models. It creates a map of your entire codebase to work effectively in larger projects. Aider integrates with git to automatically commit changes, and can be used from within IDEs by adding comments to code. It also supports images, web pages, voice input, linting, testing, and copy/paste workflows with web chat interfaces.

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Pricing model

Usage-based

Starting price

Free (open source, pay only for API usage)

Agentic power

Collaborative

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Underlying Models

Claude 3.7 SonnetDeepSeek R1DeepSeek Chat V3OpenAI o1OpenAI o3-miniGPT-4o

Strengths

Works with many LLMs including local models
Automatic codebase mapping for large projects
Git integration with automatic commits
Voice input for hands-free coding
Open source and free to use

Limitations

Requires terminal usage, not a full IDE
Depends on external LLM APIs (costs may add up)
Limited to text-based interaction (no GUI)
May require setup for local models

Key Features

Connects to cloud and local LLMsMaps entire codebase for contextSupports 100+ programming languagesAutomatic git commits with sensible messagesIDE integration via code commentsImage and web page support in chatVoice-to-code capabilityAutomatic linting and testing

Use Cases

Starting new projects from scratch

Adding features to existing codebases

Refactoring and code cleanup

Bug fixing with automated testing

Learning new programming languages

Prototyping and rapid development

Code review and pair programming

Integrations

GitVS CodeJetBrainsany IDE via code comments

Supported Languages

Python JavaScript Rust Ruby Go C++ PHP HTML CSS and dozens more

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