Aider vs LM Studio

FeatureAiderLM Studio
CategoryCoding AssistantsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars30,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Git-aware editing
  • ✓ Multi-file changes
  • ✓ Auto-commits
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Voice coding
  • ✓ Linting
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
open-sourcecodingcligitpair-programming
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy