---
title: "Aider vs Claude Squad"
description: "Aider is a terminal agent, Claude Squad is an orchestrator. Claude Squad runs Aider on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/aider-vs-claude-squad"
---
# Aider vs Claude Squad

> Aider is a terminal agent by Aider AI. Claude Squad is an orchestrator by smtg-ai. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Aider | Claude Squad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent | Orchestrator |
| Vendor | Aider AI | smtg-ai |
| Website | [aider.chat](https://aider.chat) | [smtg-ai.github.io/claude-squad](https://smtg-ai.github.io/claude-squad/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | AGPL-3.0-only (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Aider | Claude Squad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | Free |
| Team plan | — | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Aider | Claude Squad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter | Alibaba, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Vendor models, Google, Meta, MiniMax, Mistral, Moonshot, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, xAI, Zhipu (inherited) |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | No |

## Features

|  | Aider | Claude Squad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | No | Yes |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | Aider | Claude Squad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Aider, OpenCode |
| Runs inside | Claude Squad, cmux, Vibe Kanban | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |

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