aid: aider
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aider/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Aider
x-type: opensource
description: >-
  Aider is an open-source AI pair programmer that runs in your terminal, edits code in
  your local Git repo, and works with leading LLMs (Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini,
  Ollama, etc.). Notable for architectural-level edits across multiple files, codebase
  mapping, Git integration, and 100+ language support. Distributed via PyPI; ~44K
  GitHub stars, ~6.8M installs.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - AI
  - Developer Tools
  - CLI
  - Pair Programming
  - Open Source
  - Python
  - Apache 2.0
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: aider:cli
    name: Aider CLI
    description: >-
      Open-source terminal AI pair programmer. Federates to user-supplied LLM providers
      (Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, local models via Ollama).
      Includes codebase mapping, Git auto-commit, linting/testing integration, and
      `--watch-files` IDE integration. Configuration via env vars or `.aider.conf.yml`.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://aider.chat/
    baseURL: https://aider.chat
    tags:
      - CLI
      - Open Source
      - Pair Programming
    properties:
      - type: GitHub
        url: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://aider.chat/docs/
      - type: PyPI
        url: https://pypi.org/project/aider-chat/
      - type: License
        url: 'Apache 2.0'
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://aider.chat/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aider.chat/docs/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/aider-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/aider-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/aider-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com