Aider vs Claude Code

Head-to-head adoption data comparison based on real metrics

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Aider
CLI Tool
Description
AI pair programming in your terminal with git integration
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Claude Code
CLI Tool
Monthly Downloads
21.3M
Total: 21.3M
Description
AI assistant for terminal that understands your codebase, edits files, and runs commands
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Side-by-Side Metrics

Metric Aider Claude Code
Monthly Downloads 0 21.3M Leader
Community Mentions 2,154 Leader 0

Community Sentiment

Aider (2,154 mentions)
9% positive 0% negative 91% neutral
No sentiment data for Claude Code

Download Trends (7-day)

MetricAiderClaude Code
Growth Rate -6.9% ↓ 0% → Winner
Absolute Change -15456 0

Summary

Claude Code has 21.3M monthly downloads while Aider is not distributed via package registries.

Historical Comparison

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About This Data

This comparison uses real adoption metrics collected from NPM, PyPI, GitHub, benchmark leaderboards, and pricing data sources. All data is publicly verifiable and updated daily.

Data collected:

Sources: NPM Registry API, PyPI API, GitHub API, SWE-bench, Official Pricing Pages

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