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SWE-agentAider
Free

Free and open source; model API usage may cost money.

 Free

Aider itself is free and open source under Apache 2.0. You pay whatever your chosen model…

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Works with the language model of your choice
  • Open source with an active research community
  • Commits every change to git automatically, so the usual diff and revert tools work
  • Maps the whole codebase, which is what makes it usable on projects of real size
  • Research-oriented setup rather than a polished product
  • Needs a capable model, which may carry API costs
  • Needs an API key and per-token spend unless you run a local model
  • Terminal-driven; there is no graphical interface
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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