product · May 16, 2026
Aider Maintains 39K GitHub Stars and 4.1 Million Installs Processing 15 Billion Tokens Weekly
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Aider, the Git-native open-source AI coding agent, holds 39,000+ GitHub stars and 4.1 million installations in May 2026. The Apache 2.0 licensed tool processes approximately 15 billion tokens per week across user bases. Aider supports any LLM via API keys and commits every edit directly to Git for reviewability. The May 2026 article ranked Aider among eight top AI coding tools for its cost-free core and full control over model selection.
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