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Aider vs OpenCode
Live matchup data for Aider and OpenCode: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
openrouter tokens/day
usage compares on other signals below
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Aider
through Aug 20, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Aider | SST |
| Homepage | aider.chat | opencode.ai |
| GitHub | Aider-AI/aider | sst/opencode |
| Package | aider-chat | opencode-ai |
| Subscription plans | — |
snapshot Aug 21, 2026 |
| Latest plan change | — | OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Free Models detected Aug 21, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 48,370 | 199,663 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 27,233 | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.86.0 · 378 d ago | v1.18.19 · 2 d ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Aider | OpenCode | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aider-edit | — | 30.1%Sep 30 · ollama/wojtek/opencodeinterpreter:6.7b | github.com |
| SWE-bench Lite | 26.3%May 23 · aider | — | github.com |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 300 | — |
| Positive share | 2% | — |
| Negative share | 1% | — |
| Net sentiment | +1% | — |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Aider more used than OpenCode?
- The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Aider has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
- How does Aider pricing compare to OpenCode?
- OpenCode tracked plans: Free Models (free), Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta) (free). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Aider and OpenCode score on coding benchmarks?
- The tape holds 1 tracked result for Aider and 1 for OpenCode, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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