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Comparison

Aider vs Augment Code

No clear leader: Augment Code (55.2) and Aider (51.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Aider full profile →Augment Code full profile →
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Aider52
Augment Code55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Aider52 / 100medium · 65%
Augment Code55 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Aider✓
Augment Code✗
Model
Aideropen_source
Augment Codecommercial
Price level
Aiderfree
Augment Codemid
Starting price
Aider–
Augment Code$20
Transparent
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Integrations
Count
Aider26
Augment Code10
Security
Certifications
Aider–
Augment CodeSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Aider–
Augment Code✓
Gdpr
Aider–
Augment Code✓
Soc2
Aider–
Augment Code✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Aider1
Augment Code–
Github stars
Aider49,528
Augment Code–
Package downloads weekly
Aider166,611
Augment Code–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Aider0
Augment Code–
Release
Cadence days
Aider9
Augment Code–
History
Aider20 items
Augment Code–
License
Spdx
AiderApache-2.0
Augment Code–
Language
Primary
AiderPython
Augment Code–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Aider6 items
Augment Code7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
AiderCLI agent
Augment CodeAutonomous agent
Autonomy level
AiderAgentic
Augment CodeAutonomous
Surface
Editor / surface support
AiderIDE integration via comments, web chat interface
Augment CodeVS Code, Cursor, Zed, Claude Code, and MCP-compatible IDEs
AI
Model source
AiderModel-agnostic (BYO key)
Augment CodeModel-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Context
Codebase context
AiderRepo-wide indexing
Augment CodeRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Aider✓
Augment Code-
Security
Enterprise controls
Aider✗
Augment Code✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Aider100+ languages including Python, JavaScript, Rust, Ruby, Go, C++, PHP, HTML, CSS
Augment CodeMulti-language: TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, and others; handles 400,000+ fil
Commercial
Pricing model
AiderFree
Augment CodeUsage credits
Licensing
Open-source client
AiderOSS
Augment CodeOSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aider

A command-line tool enabling developers to pair program with language models to start new projects or modify existing codebases, featuring automatic git integration and support for over 100 programming languages.

Independently observed

Augment Code

A platform providing AI agents that automate coding tasks including code review, incident response, vulnerability remediation, and continuous delivery workflows. Built to understand large complex codebases and coordinate work across distributed teams.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aider

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of verify ↗

Augment Code

from $20/moSubscription

From $20/month with $20 included usage; usage top-ups available. Up to 50 seats at no per-seat charge on Standard and Business plans.

  • Standard$20/month, $20 usage included, up to 50 seats
    • $20/month usage across LLM, Context Engine & compute
    • Up to 50 seats included
    • CLI access
    • MCP & Native Tools
    • Pay-as-you-go top-ups
    • +2 more
  • Business$100/month, $100 usage included, up to 50 seats
    • $100/month usage across LLM, Context Engine & compute
    • Up to 50 seats included
    • All Standard features
    • Advanced Code Review capabilities
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom user pricing
    • Bespoke usage limits
    • Volume-based annual discounts
    • SSO, OIDC, & SCIM support
    • SOC 2 & Security Reports
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
CLI
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Self-hosted
Aider✓
Augment Code✓
Hybrid
Aider✗
Augment Code✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Aider

38 total - 37 not shared
  • Claude
  • DeepSeek
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
  • GROQ
  • LM Studio
  • xAI
  • Azure
  • Cohere
  • Ollama
  • OpenRouter
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Vertex AI
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet
  • Claude Opus
  • Claude Sonnet
  • DeepSeek R1
  • DeepSeek Chat V3
  • DeepSeek V3
  • GPT-4o
  • GPT-4.1
  • o1
  • o3-mini
  • +13 more
Independently observed

Augment Code

21 total - 20 not shared
  • Vercel
  • Honeycomb
  • Render
  • Heroku
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Zed
  • Kilo Code
  • Roo Code
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • GitHub Actions
  • ClickUp
  • Asana
  • Confluence
  • Snowflake
  • Notion
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Aider or Augment Code: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.