- Models
- Aider says it works best with Claude, DeepSeek, OpenAI reasoning and GPT models, and can connect to almost any LLM, including local models.
- Surfaces
- Terminal workflow inside an existing git repository.
- Common work
- Start projects, modify existing codebases, edit multiple files, use a repo map for context, work across many languages, and commit changes through git.
- Control model
- Terminal chat loop, explicit file context, codebase map, git diffs, commits, local model options, and provider configuration.
- Watch for
- Terminal comfort, model setup, context selection, git hygiene, and whether the user wants a lightweight pair-programming loop rather than a cloud worker.