Aider vs OpenRouter

FeatureAiderOpenRouter
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Pay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars30,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ Git-aware editing
  • ✓ Multi-file changes
  • ✓ Auto-commits
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Voice coding
  • ✓ Linting
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
open-sourcecodingcligitpair-programming
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use