---
title: "Aider vs CodeBuddy"
description: "Aider and CodeBuddy are both terminal agents. Aider is open source (Apache-2.0), CodeBuddy is proprietary."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/aider-vs-codebuddy"
---
# Aider vs CodeBuddy

> Aider is a terminal agent by Aider AI. CodeBuddy is a terminal agent by Tencent Cloud. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Aider | CodeBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent | Terminal agent, AI-native IDE, Editor extension |
| Vendor | Aider AI | Tencent Cloud |
| Website | [aider.chat](https://aider.chat) | [codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview](https://www.codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Aider | CodeBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $10/mo |
| Team plan | — | $40/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | 2,000 credits/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Aider | CodeBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter | Vendor models, DeepSeek |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

|  | Aider | CodeBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Yes |
| Hooks | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Aider | CodeBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | Claude Squad, cmux, Vibe Kanban | JetBrains AI, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-15 |

## Related

[Add more tools](https://whichcoding.tools/compare?tools=aider,codebuddy), up to four at a time.

Data: CC BY 4.0. Credit whichcoding.tools and link to https://whichcoding.tools. Full terms in [LICENSE-DATA](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/LICENSE-DATA).

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](https://whichcoding.tools/sitemap.md) for all pages.