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Aider alternatives

Looking past Aider? These alternatives also work from the terminal or editor, open source or not.

The alternatives

  1. OpenCodeAnomaly

    Pick it if you want an open-source agent with a desktop app, editor support and free models.

    OpenCode includes free models, or you can connect your own provider. Optional Go is $10 a month and Go Plus $40 a month, with per-model usage limits. Provider costs are separate · CLI, macOS, Windows, Linux
  2. ClineCline

    Pick it if you want an open-source agent that lives in your editor.

    Free and open source; you pay for model usage · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
  3. Claude CodeAnthropic

    Pick it if you want Anthropic's polished terminal agent on a Claude plan.

    Paid from $17/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLI · Aider vs Claude Code
  4. CodexOpenAI

    Pick it if you have ChatGPT and want a CLI plus cloud tasks.

    Included with ChatGPT plans, with limits on Free · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLI
  5. Warp Agent CLIWarp

    Pick it if you want a terminal built for agents, with remote sessions and several agents at once.

    Free plan, paid from $20/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI

Or stick with Aider

Aider is an AI coding agent by Paul Gauthier (open source).

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