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Aider vs Cursor
A side-by-side comparison of Aider and Cursor.
| Visit website | Visit website | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Open source AI pair programming in your terminal, with git built in | AI code editor built on VS Code, with agents and multi-line autocomplete |
| Pricing | FreeOpen source(Apache-2.0) | FreemiumProprietary |
| Developer | Paul Gauthier | Anysphere |
| Ratings | 49.5Kstars | — |
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| Windows | ||
| Mac | ||
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| Features | ||
| Autonomous coding agent | ||
| Chat with your codebase | ||
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| Extensions marketplace | ||
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