Terminal pair programmer that edits your repo via git.

Terminal pair programmer that edits your repo via git.

Rating: 4.5/5

Key features

  • Repo edits via chat
  • Git diffs
  • Many models

Best for

  • Developers
  • CLI fans

Pros

  • Powerful + free
  • Transparent

Cons

  • Terminal only

Pricing: Free / open-source

AIToolsSolo Score — Aider

5.0/5

A transparent composite of our hands-on rating (70% weight) and the verified evidence this entry carries (30%: depth of features/pros/cons, last_verified recency, pricing clarity, and pros/cons balance). Only signal actually on the page counts — nothing is auto-inflated.

  • Editorial rating: 4.5/5
  • Evidence depth: 2.0/2
  • Freshness: 1.0/1
  • Pricing clarity: 0.3/0.5
  • Pros/cons balance: 0.5/0.5

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