Tools/Verified 14 Nov 2026

Aider

Open-source pair programmer in the terminal

A popular open-source terminal pair programmer that edits a local git repo with the models you provide. You pay for your own API keys or local models.

Pricing: The software is free and open source. You pay for API keys or local-model hardware. Latest tagged GitHub release seen on 14 Nov 2026 was v0.86.0 (9 Aug 2025) — the project may be quieter than other agents.
Platforms: CLI

Comparisons

Use this, not that: terminal coding agents

Best for

Run a coding agent in the terminal(Usually skip)

Sources

Official site
GitHub
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