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Alternatives to Aider
Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal. 8 products similar to Aider, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 7 of 8 have a free tier, 6 of 8 have an API, 4 of 8 offer an MCP server, 2 of 8 are open source.
- Cursor
AI coding agent for building software
- Duckly
Real-time pair programming tool that works across different IDEs
- Cody
AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph that uses codebase context from local and remote repositories.
- CoCalc
Build and use software with AI in shared Linux projects
- Visual Studio Code
Free, open source code editor with AI agent support, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Cline
Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes, MCP integration, and terminal-first workflows.
- OneCompiler
Free online compiler, editor, and IDE for 110+ programming languages with code execution, sharing, and deployment.
- Linear
The system for product development
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aider | Free | yes | no | no | no | yes |
| Cursor | Freemium · from $0/month (Free); paid plans: Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 per month; Teams $30+/user/month; Enterprise custom | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Duckly | Freemium | yes | — | — | — | — |
| Cody | Usage-based · from 16000 | — | yes | — | — | — |
| CoCalc | Freemium | yes | yes | — | yes | — |
| Visual Studio Code | Free | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Cline | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| OneCompiler | Freemium | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Linear | Freemium · from $10 per user/month (Basic, billed yearly) | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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