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Aider vs OpenHands

Live matchup data for Aider and OpenHands: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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AiderAider

openrouter tokens/day

not tracked in OpenRouter rankings

usage compares on other signals below

OpenHandsAll Hands AI

openrouter tokens/day

6.2Brank #33

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Aider

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Aider and OpenHands.
SpecAiderOpenHands
VendorAiderAll Hands AI
Homepageaider.chatall-hands.dev
GitHubAider-AI/aiderAll-Hands-AI/OpenHands
Packageaider-chatopenhands-ai
Subscription plans
  • Open Source free
  • Individual free
  • Enterprise

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

GitHub stars47,18479,981
Pkg downloads/day28,4359,039
Latest releasev0.86.0 · 333 d ago1.9.3 · 8 h ago

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Aider and OpenHands: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkAiderOpenHandsSource
SWE-bench Lite
26.3%May 23 · aider
41.7%Oct 25 · OpenHands CodeAct 2.1 sonnet 20241022
github.com
Aider Polyglot
10.2%Apr 19 · openhands-lm-32b-v0.1
github.com
swe-bench-multimodal
34.9%May 28 · OpenHands Versa claude4
github.com
swe-bench-test
29.4%Nov 3 · OpenHands CodeAct 2.1 sonnet 20241022
github.com
SWE-bench Verified
73.8%Nov 3 · SalesforceAIResearch SAGE OpenHands
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Aider and OpenHands over the trailing 30 days.
SignalAiderOpenHands
Mentions (30d)1010
Positive share0%20%
Negative share0%10%
Net sentiment0%+10%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Jul 8, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Aider more used than OpenHands?
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 OpenHands?
OpenHands tracked plans: Open Source (free), Individual (free), Enterprise. Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Aider and OpenHands score on coding benchmarks?
On SWE-bench Lite, Aider scores 26.3% (May 23, 2024) and OpenHands scores 41.7% (Oct 25, 2024). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
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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