Agent · Assistive

Aider

Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to edit code in your local git repository. Start a new project or work with an existing one, aider will automatically commit each change with a sensible message.

by Paul Gauthier·Fully open·Apache-2.0·Launched May 2023
Capability
26.3
#1 in assistive
GitHub stars
43.2k
Harness
ReAct loop
Built-in tools
Environments
1
Terminal

Benchmark scores · average 26.3 · category avg 26.3

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Brain · Harness · Tools · Environment

Brains
Which LLM powers it
claude-sonnet-4-6gpt-5deepseek-v3
Harness
The loop pattern
ReAct loop
Tools
How it acts on the world
Built-in
Environments
Where it lives
Terminal
as of 2026-10-04
Rank among agents
#11 a week ago
Share · 7 days
-14 bps
HN mentions · 7 days
30d change -36 bps
GitHub stars
2026-07-05 · 2 HN mentions · 2.74% share2026-07-06 · 4 HN mentions · 2.90% share2026-07-07 · 2 HN mentions · 2.39% share2026-07-08 · 0 HN mentions · 1.56% share2026-07-09 · 0 HN mentions · 1.03% share2026-07-10 · 0 HN mentions · 0.89% share2026-07-11 · 0 HN mentions · 0.82% share2026-07-12 · 0 HN mentions · 0.57% share2026-07-13 · 2 HN mentions · 0.36% share2026-07-14 · 1 HN mentions · 0.27% share2026-07-15 · 1 HN mentions · 0.37% share2026-07-16 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-17 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-18 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-19 · 0 HN mentions · 0.40% share2026-07-20 · 3 HN mentions · 0.48% share2026-07-21 · 1 HN mentions · 0.44% share2026-07-22 · 0 HN mentions · 0.37% share2026-07-23 · 1 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-07-24 · 0 HN mentions · 0.48% share2026-07-25 · 0 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-07-26 · 3 HN mentions · 0.80% share2026-07-27 · 0 HN mentions · 0.58% share2026-07-28 · 0 HN mentions · 0.50% share2026-07-29 · 0 HN mentions · 0.49% share2026-07-30 · 0 HN mentions · 0.37% share2026-07-31 · 0 HN mentions · 0.36% share2026-08-01 · 0 HN mentions · 0.35% share2026-08-02 · 0 HN mentions · 0.00% share2026-08-03 · 1 HN mentions · 0.12% share2026-08-04 · 1 HN mentions · 0.22% share2026-08-05 · 1 HN mentions · 0.33% share2026-08-06 · 0 HN mentions · 0.33% share2026-08-07 · 0 HN mentions · 0.33% share2026-08-08 · 2 HN mentions · 0.58% share2026-08-09 · 0 HN mentions · 0.56% share2026-08-10 · 0 HN mentions · 0.45% share2026-08-11 · 0 HN mentions · 0.35% share2026-08-12 · 0 HN mentions · 0.22% share2026-08-13 · 0 HN mentions · 0.22% share2026-08-14 · 0 HN mentions · 0.20% share2026-08-15 · 0 HN mentions · 0.00% share2026-08-16 · 0 HN mentions · 0.00% share2026-08-17 · 1 HN mentions · 0.10% share2026-08-18 · 0 HN mentions · 0.10% share2026-08-19 · 0 HN mentions · 0.11% share2026-08-20 · 3 HN mentions · 0.44% share2026-08-21 · 0 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-08-22 · 0 HN mentions · 0.45% share2026-08-23 · 0 HN mentions · 0.48% share2026-08-24 · 0 HN mentions · 0.39% share2026-08-25 · 1 HN mentions · 0.56% share2026-08-26 · 0 HN mentions · 0.58% share2026-08-27 · 3 HN mentions · 0.59% share2026-08-28 · 1 HN mentions · 0.81% share2026-08-29 · 2 HN mentions · 0.97% share2026-08-30 · 0 HN mentions · 0.90% share2026-08-31 · 0 HN mentions · 0.78% share2026-09-01 · 0 HN mentions · 0.63% share2026-09-02 · 1 HN mentions · 0.69% share2026-09-03 · 1 HN mentions · 0.49% share2026-09-04 · 1 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-09-05 · 1 HN mentions · 0.43% share2026-09-06 · 1 HN mentions · 0.57% share2026-09-07 · 0 HN mentions · 0.65% share2026-09-08 · 1 HN mentions · 0.85% share2026-09-09 · 1 HN mentions · 0.92% share2026-09-10 · 0 HN mentions · 0.81% share2026-09-11 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% share2026-09-12 · 0 HN mentions · 0.48% share2026-09-13 · 2 HN mentions · 0.63% share2026-09-14 · 1 HN mentions · 0.74% share2026-09-15 · 0 HN mentions · 0.59% share2026-09-16 · 0 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-09-17 · 0 HN mentions · 0.44% share2026-09-18 · 1 HN mentions · 0.61% share2026-09-19 · 0 HN mentions · 0.62% share2026-09-20 · 1 HN mentions · 0.47% share2026-09-21 · 1 HN mentions · 0.45% share2026-09-22 · 0 HN mentions · 0.42% share2026-09-23 · 0 HN mentions · 0.39% share2026-09-24 · 0 HN mentions · 0.42% share2026-09-25 · 0 HN mentions · 0.28% share2026-09-26 · 1 HN mentions · 0.38% share2026-09-27 · 0 HN mentions · 0.25% share2026-09-28 · 0 HN mentions · 0.13% share2026-09-29 · 1 HN mentions · 0.25% share2026-09-30 · 0 HN mentions · 0.25% share2026-10-01 · 0 HN mentions · 0.23% share2026-10-02 · 0 HN mentions · 0.22% share2026-10-03 · 0 HN mentions · 0.12% share2026-10-04 · 0 HN mentions · 0.11% shareshare · max 2.90%bars · HN mentions/day · max 42026-07-052026-10-04

Sources · Hacker News · GitHub stars (shown, not blended). HN query: “Aider” · GitHub: Aider-AI/aider. All agents → Methodology

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What is Aider?

Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to edit code in your local git repository. Start a new project or work with an existing one, aider will automatically commit each change with a sensible message.

What model powers Aider?

Aider runs on claude-sonnet-4-6 and gpt-5 and deepseek-v3. It uses a react loop pattern with built-in tools.

Is Aider open-source?

Yes · Aider is fully open-source under the Apache-2.0 license. The harness, tools, and loop code are all public on GitHub at Aider-AI/aider.

How popular is Aider?

Aider has 43,160 stars on GitHub across 180 contributors.

How does Aider compare to other assistive agents?

Aider scores 26.3 on the composite capability rank · 0.0 points above the assistive category average (26.3) across 1 peer agents.

Brains used

GitHub stats

RepoAider-AI/aider
Stars43,160
Contributors180
Created2023-05-09
Last commit2026-04-09
How we score
Methodology

Composite capability · momentum formula · data sources.

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