# Aider-AI/aider

> aider is AI pair programming in your terminal

- GitHub: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider
- Website: https://aider.chat/
- Category: AI Coding Tools (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/ai-coding); also LLM & Inference, CLI & Terminal
- Tags: anthropic, chatgpt, claude-3, cli, gemini, gpt-3, gpt-35-turbo, gpt-4, gpt-4o, llama, openai, sonnet, claude, python
- Language: Python · License: Apache-2.0
- Stars: 50,068 · Forks: 5,154 · Open issues: 1,960
- Last push: 2026-05-22 (6 months ago)
- Vibe score: 74/100

## What it is
Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to start a new project or build on your existing codebase. Aider works best with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o, but can connect to almost any LLM, including local models. Aider makes a map of your entire codebase, which helps it work well in larger projects.

## When to use it
Reach for aider when you want an AI to write, refactor or scaffold code in your editor or terminal — it's written in Python and fits stacks tagged anthropic, chatgpt, claude-3, cli.

## Maintenance
Aider-AI/aider looks actively maintained: the last push was 6 months ago (2026-05-22), with 50,068 stars and 1,960 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider.git
```

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Source: https://ideas.asveas.com/r/Aider-AI/aider · Catalog: https://ideas.asveas.com/llms.txt