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Agent Pets vs Aider
Short answer: Pick Agent Pets if you want interactive approvals for coding agents; pick Aider if you want terminal-based AI pair programming. Agent Pets is paid; Aider is free and open source.
Agent PetsYour Claude Code & Codex sessions as pets. Approve and reply from any tab.
AiderAI pair programming in your terminalWhich to pick
Pick Agent Pets if you want…
- Interactive approvals for coding agents
- Integrations with Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode (on Agent Pets' list, not Aider's)
Pick Aider if you want…
- Terminal-based AI pair programming
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Git (on Aider's list, not Agent Pets')
Side by side
- What it is
- Agent Pets:A Chrome extension that turns Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and omp sessions into animated pets that let you approve, deny or reply to agent prompts from any tab.
- Aider:Aider is an open-source AI pair-programming tool that works in your terminal and integrates with LLMs, git, and editors.
- Best for
- Agent Pets:Interactive approvals for coding agents
- Aider:Terminal-based AI pair programming
- Who it’s for
- Agent Pets:Developers using Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or omp who want a UI for handling agent permissions.
- Aider:Developers who want AI assistance directly in their codebase and terminal.
- Pricing
- Agent Pets:Paid
- Aider:Open source
- Starting price
- Agent Pets:—
- Aider:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Agent Pets:—
- Aider:Free to use
- Open source
- Agent Pets:—
- Aider:Yes, 49,315 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Agent Pets:Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, omp, Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge
- Aider:Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Git
Agent Pets features
- Approve from any tab. Click a bouncing pet to Allow, Always or Deny a command or file edit without leaving your current page.
- Desktop notifications. Receive Allow/Deny buttons in system notifications when an agent needs attention.
- Reply without switching windows. Read the agent’s latest answer and send the next message directly from the page you’re on.
- Private by design. All processing runs locally; no accounts, no cloud, code never leaves your machine.
- Customizable pets. Upload your own cat photo, rename pets, and enable seasonal costumes.
- Cross-browser support. Works in Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge and other Chromium browsers on macOS, Linux and Windows.
Aider features
- LLM flexibility. Connects to Claude, DeepSeek, OpenAI o1/o3-mini/GPT-4o and most other local or hosted models.
- Codebase mapping. Creates a map of the entire project to handle large codebases efficiently.
- Git integration. Automatically commits changes with sensible messages and works with standard git tools.
- IDE/editor support. Can be invoked from any IDE or editor via comment-based prompts.
- Multilingual support. Handles 100+ programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, C++, PHP, HTML/CSS.
- Voice-to-code. Accepts spoken requests to add features, tests, or bug fixes.
- Linting & testing. Runs linters and test suites after each AI change and can auto-fix failures.
- Image & web context. Allows adding screenshots, web pages, or other visual references to the chat.
Agent Pets vs Aider FAQ
What is the difference between Agent Pets and Aider?+
Aider offers terminal-based pair programming, whereas Agent Pets focuses on browser-based UI for approvals.
Should I use Agent Pets or Aider?+
Pick Agent Pets if you want interactive approvals for coding agents or integrations with Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode (on Agent Pets' list, not Aider's). Pick Aider if you want terminal-based AI pair programming, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Git (on Aider's list, not Agent Pets').
Is Agent Pets or Aider free?+
Agent Pets is paid. Aider is free and open source.
Is Agent Pets or Aider open source?+
Aider is open source (Aider-AI/aider on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Agent Pets.
Do Agent Pets and Aider integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Agent Pets lists Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, omp and 4 more; Aider lists Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Git.
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