Mates

Aider

by Aider AI

Open source AI pair programmer in the terminal that edits your repo with almost any model and commits changes to git.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Pricegithub.com/Aider-AI
Free
You pay your model provider
Licensegithub.com/Aider-AI
Open source
Apache-2.0
Platformsaider.chat
Command line
Launchedgithub.com/Aider-AI
May 9, 2023
Last release Aug 2025; last commit May 2026

What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Uses a web browserNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Remembers between chatsNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Routines and schedulesNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
App connectors or MCPNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Asks before risky actionsNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Teams or several agentsNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
VoiceYesVoice codingaider.chat
Bring your own model or keyYesAlmost any LLM, including local modelsaider.chat
Can be self-hostedYesRuns in your terminalaider.chat

How it differs from Mates

A local pair programmer you drive step by step; Mates runs general-purpose mates on hosted computers that work on their own.

See Mates' entry

Similar agents

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CapyRuns fleets of cloud coding agents on Capy VMs, started from the web, desktop, Slack or Linear, on triggers or cron.Capy Corporation · $20/mo
Claude CodeAgentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop app or web.Anthropic · $20/mo
CodexOpenAI's coding agent that works in the CLI, IDE, ChatGPT apps and cloud environments, with subagents and scheduled tasks.OpenAI · Free

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