ToolsAider
Aider
OpenRouter rank
not in tracked usage yet
Tokens / day
awaiting usage
OpenRouter token volume
usage history pending — this tool isn't in the tracked OpenRouter app rankings yet
Subscription plans
| Plan | $/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|
plan tracking pending — first pricing-page capture lands with the next crawl (no public pricing page on file) | ||
source: vendor pricing page
awaiting first capture
Change history
no plan changes detected yet — changes appear here the day the pricing page moves
Releases
- v0.86.0Aider v0.86.0Aug 9, 2025
- Added support for all GPT-5 models.
- Added support for Grok-4 via `xai/grok-4` and `openrouter/x-ai/grok-4` model names.
- Added support for `gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17` model, by Tamir Zahavi-Brunner.
- v0.85.0Aider v0.85.0Jun 27, 2025
- #### New Models
- Added support for new Gemini models including `gemini-2.5-pro`, `gemini-2.5-flash`, and `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05` with thinking tokens support.
- Updated model aliases: `flash` now points to `gemini-2.5-flash` and `gemini` now points to `gemini-2.5-pro`.
- v0.84.0Aider v0.84.0May 30, 2025
- ## Model support & provider updates
- Added support for new Claude models including the Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 series (e.g., `claude-sonnet-4-20250514`,
- `claude-opus-4-20250514`) across various providers. The default `sonnet` and `opus` aliases were updated to these newer
- v0.83.0Aider v0.83.0May 9, 2025
- Added support for `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06` models.
- Added support for `qwen3-235b` models.
- Added repo-map support for OCaml and OCaml interface files, by Andrey Popp.
- v0.82.0Aider v0.82.0Apr 14, 2025
- Support for GPT 4.1, mini and nano.
- Improved support for using architect mode with Gemini 2.5 Pro.
- Add support for `xai/grok-3-beta`, `xai/grok-3-mini-beta`, `openrouter/x-ai/grok-3-beta`,
- v0.81.0Aider v0.81.0Apr 4, 2025
- Added support for the `openrouter/openrouter/quasar-alpha` model.
- Currently free on OpenRouter.
- Quasar scored 55% on the polyglot coding benchmark
- v0.80.0Aider v0.80.0Mar 31, 2025
- OpenRouter OAuth integration:
- Offer to OAuth against OpenRouter if no model and keys are provided.
- Select OpenRouter default model based on free/paid tier status if `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` is set and no model is specified.
- v0.79.0Aider v0.79.0Mar 25, 2025
- Added support for SOTA Gemini 2.5 Pro.
- Added support for DeepSeek V3 0324.
- Added a new `/context` command that automatically identifies which files need to be edited for a given request.
- v0.78.0Aider v0.78.0Mar 21, 2025
- Added support for thinking tokens for OpenRouter Sonnet 3.7.
- Added commands to switch between model types: `/editor-model` for Editor Model, and `/weak-model` for Weak Model, by csala.
- Added model setting validation to ignore `--reasoning-effort` and `--thinking-tokens` if the model doesn't support them.
- v0.77.0Aider v0.77.0Mar 13, 2025
- Big upgrade in [programming languages supported](https://aider.chat/docs/languages.html) by adopting [tree-sitter-language-pack](https://github.com/Goldziher/tree-sitter-language-pack/).
- 130 new languages with linter support.
- 20 new languages with repo-map support.
source: aider.chat/HISTORY.html
latest Aug 9, 2025
GitHub & package growth
GitHub stars
source: github.com/Aider-AI/aider
47,184 stars · Jul 8, 2026
Package downloads/day
source: registry stats · pypi:aider-chat
28,435/day · Jul 7, 2026
Reddit pulse
Mentions/day
Sentiment split
- Quelqu’un peut m’aider à comprendre svp ?r/PacemakerICD · 2 pts
- Quelqu’un peut m’aider à comprendre svp ?r/askCardiology · 2 pts
- Quelqu'un peut m'aider à comprendre svp ? : r/askCardiologyr/ · — pts
source: Reddit mentions across coding subreddits · sentiment auto-classified
latest Jul 8, 2026
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | Configuration | Score | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Lite | aider | 26.3% | May 23, 2024 | swebench-experiments |
scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only
latest result May 23, 2024
Similar tools
| # | Tool | Tokens/day | 7d Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Claude CodeAnthropic | 283.3B | — | vs Aider |
| 3 | Kilo CodeKilo Code | 252.2B | — | vs Aider |
| 5 | ClineCline Bot Inc. | 96.2B | 67.9% | vs Aider |
| 7 | piEarendil Works (Mario Zechner) | 50.8B | — | vs Aider |
ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity
snapshot Jul 7, 2026
Aider FAQ
- When was Aider last updated?
- The most recent tracked release is v0.86.0 on Aug 9, 2025. Its full changelog history is listed above.
- What are the best alternatives to Aider?
- By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Claude Code, Kilo Code, and Cline. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.
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