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What AI models does Aider use?

Aider runs on Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), DeepSeek V3 (Provider undisclosed) and GPT-5 (OpenAI).

Models used
3
Primary model
Claude Sonnet
Public API
Not published
Last checked
2026-08-02

Model claims are labelled by how we know them: Claude Sonnet — disclosed, DeepSeek V3 — disclosed and GPT-5 — disclosed. "Disclosed" means the vendor says so in public; "inferred" means it was derived from documentation, headers or release notes.

Other stack signals: Python, tree-sitter and git.

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Tomorrow. “What AI models does Aider use?” Tomorrow AI & Emerging Tech Index, AlienSquad, updated 2026-08-02. https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/q/what-models-does-aider-use

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