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Aider vs Continue

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Aider

AI pair programming in your terminal, git-native.

  • + Every change is a git commit for trivial rollback
  • + BYOK with any model, including local
  • − Terminal-only, no IDE UI
  • − Steep for non-CLI users

Continue

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains.

  • + Works in JetBrains, not just VS Code
  • + Fully BYOK and local-model friendly
  • − Agent capability behind Cline/Aider
  • − Setup overhead for custom providers
Spec Aider Continue
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Apache-2.0 Apache-2.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing free free
Starting price BYOK usage cost BYOK usage cost
Models claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok
Languages python typescript
GitHub stars 46.7k 34.4k
Last activity 2026-05-22 2026-06-24