Agent · Assistive

Aider

Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to edit code in your local git repository. Start a new project or work with an existing one, aider will automatically commit each change with a sensible message.

by Paul Gauthier·Fully open·Apache-2.0·Launched May 2023
Capability
26.3
#1 in assistive
GitHub stars
43.2k
Harness
ReAct loop
Built-in tools
Environments
1
Terminal

Benchmark scores · average 26.3 · category avg 26.3

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Brain · Harness · Tools · Environment

Brains
Which LLM powers it
claude-sonnet-4-6gpt-5deepseek-v3
Harness
The loop pattern
ReAct loop
Tools
How it acts on the world
Built-in
Environments
Where it lives
Terminal

Gecko Mindshare Index · attention tracking

Mindshare
3.8%
7d
60bps
GMI65/100Rising
Sentiment70% Bullish
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What is Aider?

Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to edit code in your local git repository. Start a new project or work with an existing one, aider will automatically commit each change with a sensible message.

What model powers Aider?

Aider runs on claude-sonnet-4-6 and gpt-5 and deepseek-v3. It uses a react loop pattern with built-in tools.

Is Aider open-source?

Yes · Aider is fully open-source under the Apache-2.0 license. The harness, tools, and loop code are all public on GitHub at Aider-AI/aider.

How popular is Aider?

Aider has 43,160 stars on GitHub across 180 contributors.

How does Aider compare to other assistive agents?

Aider scores 26.3 on the composite capability rank · 0.0 points above the assistive category average (26.3) across 1 peer agents.

Brains used

GitHub stats

RepoAider-AI/aider
Stars43,160
Contributors180
Created2023-05-09
Last commit2026-04-09
How we score
Methodology

Composite capability · momentum formula · data sources.

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