Aider vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Aider	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	AI pair programming in your terminal	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://aider.chat	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	python	go
Release Date	July 8, 2023	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Neovim, Emacs	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	Claude Sonnet 4.5/4.6, Claude Opus 4.5/4.6, GPT-5.4, GPT-4o, DeepSeek, Gemini, Llama, Qwen	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active