Tools tagged: open-source-advocates

Aider

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Open-source AI pair programming in your terminal with automatic git commits

Aider (v0.85.4) is a powerful open-source AI pair programming tool that runs entirely in your terminal. It excels at making real-world changes to codebases, automatically creating git commits with descriptive messages. Aider works with all major AI models including GPT-5, Claude 4 Opus, Claude 4 Sonnet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1, GPT-4o, and local models, making it budget-friendly and flexible. The framework works best with models like Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1, and GPT-4o. Perfect for developers who prefer terminal-based workflows, Aider can edit multiple files simultaneously and understands your entire project structure.

Continue

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Open-source, model-agnostic AI coding assistant with full customization

Continue is the leading open-source AI coding assistant that works with any LLM. Fully customizable and privacy-first, Continue allows developers to use their preferred AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, local models, etc.) with custom prompts and configurations. It seamlessly integrates with VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, offering autocomplete, chat, and refactoring capabilities. Perfect for developers who want control over their AI tools, Continue supports self-hosting and can work entirely offline with local models.

DeepSeek Coder

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Open-source coding LLM with 236B parameters and ultra-affordable API pricing

DeepSeek Coder is a powerful open-source coding LLM with 236 billion parameters and a 128K context window. Released in June 2024 (V2), it supports 338+ programming languages with an MoE (Mixture of Experts) architecture. DeepSeek offers exceptional performance matching GPT-4 Turbo at extremely affordable prices ($0.14-0.28 per million tokens). Perfect for budget-conscious developers and teams who need powerful AI coding capabilities without breaking the bank.