Aider Pricing(2026)
1 plans compared · From Free · ★ N/A/5
All Plans & Pricing
Free
Best for: Use aider with Ollama and a code-focused model like DeepSeek Coder for zero API cost - good for offline workflows
- ✓ Open source
- ✓ Bring your own API key
- ✓ All features
Pricing Analysis
Overview
Aider is free and open source with no subscription. You pay your LLM provider directly for API calls - Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o are the recommended backends. A typical session adds a few cents to a few dollars depending on context size and number of file edits.
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Use aider with Ollama and a code-focused model like DeepSeek Coder for zero API cost - good for offline workflows.
Gemini Flash or Mistral Small work well for smaller edits at a fraction of GPT-4o or Claude pricing.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet ranks best on aider's coding benchmarks - worth the higher API cost for complex refactors or large codebases.
vs. Category Average
Free tier vs. $20/mo average
Our Verdict
Total cost depends on LLM choice - aider with Mistral or Gemini Flash can keep monthly spend under $5, while heavy Claude 3.7 Sonnet usage might run $30-60/month.
