Tools
Aider vs Jan
Aider or Jan? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Runs commands, Command line, Choice of models, Self-hosted, API
- Only Aider states: Knows the whole codebase, Reviews pull requests
Aider
Aider is an open-source terminal tool for pair programming with language models and editing code in local repositories.
Plans
Not read from the maker’s page yet.
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Chat about your code — “Chat modes — Using the code, architect, ask and help chat modes.” source
- Agent that edits files — “Usage — How to use aider to pair program with AI and edit code in your local git repo.” source
- Knows the whole codebase — “Aider makes a map of your entire codebase, which helps it work well in larger projects.” source
- Runs commands — “Automatically lint and test your code every time aider makes changes.” source
- Reviews pull requests — “You can also use aider to review PR branches:” source
- Command line — “Aider is AI pair programming in your terminal.” source
- Choice of models — “In-chat commands — Control aider with in-chat commands like /add, /model, etc.” source
- Self-hosted — “To run the project locally, follow these steps:” source
- API — “Yes. You can script aider via the command line or python.” source
Jan
Jan is a free, open-source AI app for running models locally, connecting cloud providers, and using agents, tools, and web search.
Plans
Not read from the maker’s page yet.
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Chat about your code — “Install Jan on macOS, Windows, or Linux and chat with AI in minutes — no account needed.” source
- Agent that edits files — “Give Jan a task and it works on it autonomously — files, commands, and web research.” source
- Runs commands — “Give Jan a task and it works on it autonomously — files, commands, and web research.” source
- Command line — “Serve local models and launch autonomous agents from your terminal using Jan's local AI.” source
- Choice of models — “Choose from open models or plug in your favorite online models.” source
- Self-hosted — “Run a local OpenAI-compatible API server on your machine.” source
- API — “Run a local OpenAI-compatible API server on your machine.” source
Latest updates
- Jan v0.8.4: Native Web Search, Per-Model Chat Templates & a Backend Settings Store (v0.8.4)
Adds native web_search / web_fetch tools, per-model chat-template kwargs for llama.cpp, a token counter, and a backend-managed store for settings and credentials.
- Jan v0.8.3: Message Branching, Linux Custom Titlebar & HTML/SVG Artifacts (v0.8.3)
Brings message version branching, a Linux titlebar, a reasoning/tool timeline, HTML and SVG artifact previews, video input for local vision models, and fixes.
- Jan v0.8.2: Faster Startup, AMD ROCm/HIP on Linux & Resumable Downloads (v0.8.2)
Adds AMD ROCm/HIP support on Linux, a phased-startup loader, pause/resume model downloads, a context size default, and fixes.