A command-line tool that lets you pair program with GPT-4o or Claude 3.5 Sonnet. It edits your local files directly via git commits. The ultimate tool for terminal power users.

Aider

CLI Native

Automatically commits changes with sensible messages

Auto-Commit

Modifies your source code directly, no copy-paste

Direct File Edits

Aider - AI Pair Programmer in CLI

Alibaba's powerful open-source model (Unsloth optimized). Capable of handling huge monorepos with massive context windows. Run it locally or on private cloud.

Qwen3-Coder

Process entire repositories in a single prompt

Huge Context

Run on your own hardware with quantization

Local Run

State-of-the-art performance for open weights

Feature	Aider	Qwen3-Coder
Pricing	Free (Open Source)	Free (Open Source)
Primary Category	Developer IDEs & Agents	Developer IDEs & Agents
Best For	Terminal Junkies	Open Source Fans
Key Strength	Terminal-based workflow	Massive context window
AI Model	Integrated	Integrated

Aider vs Qwen3-Coder

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