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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
About Aider

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

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