Instructor vs Aider

FeatureInstructorAider
CategoryAI DevelopmentCoding Assistants
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars9,00030,000
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
  • ✓ Git-aware editing
  • ✓ Multi-file changes
  • ✓ Auto-commits
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Voice coding
  • ✓ Linting
Tags
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source
open-sourcecodingcligitpair-programming