Aider
AI pair programming in your terminal, git-aware.
Aider is an open-source AI pair programmer that runs in your terminal. It edits code in your local git repository, commits changes with sensible messages and works with many LLMs, including cloud and local models. It is free to use; you pay only for the model API you connect.
- Category
- Coding Agents
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Website
- aider.chat
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