Aider vs goose
Aider is a terminal agent by Aider AI. goose is a terminal agent by Block / Agentic AI Foundation. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Aider |  goose | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent, Desktop app |
| Vendor | Aider AI | Block / Agentic AI Foundation |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 Open source | Apache-2.0 Open source |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | Free |
| Team seat | — | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, OpenRouter |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Pi |
| Runs inside | Claude Squad, cmux, Vibe Kanban | Warp |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |