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Pioneering git-aware AI pair programmer for the terminal that edits code and commits changes.

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs and web; the most used coding agent at work in 2026.

OpenAI's open-source coding agent for the terminal and IDEs, with cloud tasks; written in Rust.

Open-source, provider-agnostic terminal coding agent with a polished TUI and client/server design.

Head to head

Metric	Aider	Claude Code	OpenAI Codex	OpenCode
Stars	50.1k	155k	133k	226k
Weekly downloads	98.3k	16.4M	26M	3.4M
Download growth	+24%	-24%	+37%	+50%
Popularity score	72/100	91/100	92/100	88/100
Forks	5.2k	24.9k	21.1k	30.6k
Open issues	2k	17k	26.6k	4.2k
Last commit	5mo ago	1d ago	6d ago	today
Latest version	0.86.2Feb 12, 2026	2.1.322	0.167.2	1.19.5
License	Apache-2.0	n/a	Apache-2.0	MIT
First released	2023	2025	2025	2025
Signals	None	TrendingPopular	Trending	Trending
Listed in	AI & Machine Learning › AI Coding Agents & Assistants	AI & Machine Learning › AI Coding Agents & Assistants	AI & Machine Learning › AI Coding Agents & Assistants	AI & Machine Learning › AI Coding Agents & Assistants

Weekly downloads over time

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