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Twinny vs Aider: catalog facts
Twinny	Aider
Free Free and open source.	Free Aider itself is free and open source under Apache 2.0. You pay whatever your chosen model…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Completion, chat, edits and reviews in one extension Works with local or hosted models you choose	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
Only for VS Code Completion quality depends on the model you connect	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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