paul-gauthier (OSS)·CLI·Verified 2026-04-23
Aider pricing
Open-source pair-programming CLI. The cult favorite for terminal-first devs. Free, BYOK to any model.
Plans
Open Source
Freefree + your API costs
- Git-aware refactors
- Whole-file or unified-diff editing
- Voice mode, browser mode
- Works with any model
Strengths
- Best-in-class repo-aware diff editing
- Excellent benchmarks (consistently top-3 on aider's own leaderboard)
- Zero vendor lock-in
Watch-outs
- CLI-only (some find this a feature)
- You manage API costs and rate limits yourself
Buyer notes
Combine Aider + DeepSeek-V3 + a Claude Sonnet plan for editing — gives you sub-$10/mo total cost for moderate use.
Sources
- Aider docsaider.chat
- Aider model leaderboardaider.chat