agent · ai-coding-agents
Aider vs OpenCode
55 fields both were evaluated on, 18 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 37 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | “Git integration Aider automatically commits changes with sensible commit messages.”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 compliant “SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Operating environment· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | terminal, IDE, or desktop “OpenCode is an open source agent that helps you write code in your terminal, IDE, or desktop.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Red teaming· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Third-party penetration test conducted, report available in trust center “Anomaly Penetration Test Report.pdf”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Incident reporting· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Formal policy covers incident response and breach notification “Incident Response & Breach Notification”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Data handling· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Built for privacy first [*] OpenCode does not store any of your code or context data”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Desktop app is offered as a beta download; no availability status is stated for the CLI “Download the desktop beta now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Deployment options· | macOS, Windows, and Linux “Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux . Download now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Integrations· | “Git integration Aider automatically commits changes with sensible commit messages.”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Models.dev “Any model 75+ LLM providers through Models.dev, including local models”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | “Aider works best with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model provider· | “Aider works best with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | “but can connect to almost any LLM, including local models.”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Multi-agent· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project “Multi-session Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| API access· | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Open source· | no public information aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Aider | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | “⭐ GitHub Stars 44K 📦 Installs 6.8M 📈 Tokens/week 15B”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named “With over 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors, and over 13,000 commits, OpenCode is used and trusted by over 16M developers every month.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Deployment scale· | “⭐ GitHub Stars 44K 📦 Installs 6.8M 📈 Tokens/week 15B”aider.chat · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Aider and OpenCode publish nothing on these 37 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 37 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Human oversight
- Goal complexity
- Action space
- Initiative
- Target sectors
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Tool use
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Runtime governance
- Permission scopes
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on operating environment?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: terminal, IDE, or desktop.
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on availability?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: Desktop app is offered as a beta download; no availability status is stated for the CLI.
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on protocols supported?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: LSP.
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on multi-agent?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project.
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on open source?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: open source.
- How do Aider and OpenCode compare on red teaming?
- Aider: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: Third-party penetration test conducted, report available in trust center.