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Pick up to four tools. Every cell comes from the YAML in the repo, with the date the pricing was last checked on the last row.
 Aider |  Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent |
| Vendor | Aider AI | Anthropic |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web |
| License | Apache-2.0 Open source | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Entry price | Free | $20/mo |
| Top individual plan | Free | $200/mo |
| Team seat | — | $25/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | Claude |
| Models | ||
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter | Anthropic |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Yes |
| Hooks | No | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | Claude Squad, cmux, Vibe Kanban | Claude desktop app, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Nimbalyst, opcode, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Vibe Notch, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |