Aider vs. Standard Code

Feature	Aider	Standard Code

Tagline	AI pair programming in your terminal	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://aider.chat	https://standardcode.ai
Language	python	typescript
Release Date	July 8, 2023	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	No	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Neovim, Emacs	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	No	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Claude Sonnet 4.5/4.6, Claude Opus 4.5/4.6, GPT-5.4, GPT-4o, DeepSeek, Gemini, Llama, Qwen	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	BYOK	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider	N/A
Development State	active	active