Comparison · Paul Gauthier

TODO for AI
vs Aider

By Marcell Havlik, founder of TODO for AI · Updated

The original open-source pair-programming CLI, git-native, any model. Here is where each one wins, with numbers, and who should pick which.

Start free PricingAider site
FactAiderTODO for AI
InterfaceTerminalWeb, desktop, mobile, CLI, IDE (Zed, JetBrains, VS Code), voice
ModelsAny provider (BYOK)Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and other supported models
SourceOpenEdge + CLI public
Starts atFreeFree
Facts verified 2026-09-15. Pricing is public list price.

Key takeaways

  • Models. Aider model choice: Any provider (BYOK). TODO for AI includes Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok on paid plans. Pick the model for each job; let another review the result.
  • Benchmark. TODO for AI scored 91.0% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 with Opus 5.5 (high) (own harness, 81/89 tasks, 2026-10-26; not an official leaderboard submission).
  • Price. Aider pricing: Free, Apache 2.0. Tokens billed by your provider. TODO for AI has a free plan (Claude Sonnet only), then Starter $20, Pro $100 or Ultra $200 a month with the supported multi-vendor catalog.
  • Shared business work. TODO for AI: Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.
  • Included usage. One shared pool of credits, with the cloud VM and browser included. Personal session and weekly limits apply. Credit usage depends on the model; see the pricing page for plan details.
  • Who should pick which. Pick Aider if you want a minimal, scriptable CLI. Pick TODO for AI if you want to delegate, not pair.
Multi-vendor
models, vs any provider (byok)
Your machines
PC, cloud VM, real Chrome
Any CLI
is an integration, not just MCP
Free
from, vs Free
Architecture at a glance
Aider
Models
AnthropicOpenAIGoogleAny provider (BYOK)
Runs in
Terminal
Where it lives
Your laptop, while open
Produces
Code
PRs
SEO
Email
Ads
TODO for AI
Models
AnthropicOpenAIGooglexAIDeepSeekSupported vendors
Cross-vendor review
Runs in
Your PC
Cloud VM
Real Chrome
Your IDE
Voice
Where it lives
Always-on cloud VM · vault · your logins
Produces
Code
SEO
Email
Ads
Social
CRM
Struck-through outputs are outside Aider's scope. TODO for AI runs the same models plus the rest, from a machine that stays on.
Positioning

Where our product fits

Where the work lives

One board for the company’s work.
People decide. Agents do the work.

Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.

Chase the invoice. Ship the website update. Prepare the report. Fix the code. Every task keeps its request, contributors and result together, ready for the next colleague or agent to pick up.

Keep Aider where it fits. Bring the rest of the company’s backlog here.

Plans and usage limits
Context

What Aider is, and where it stops

Aider is the original open-source AI pair programmer and still one of the most token-efficient. It is git-native, works with any model, and is scriptable from the shell. Many developers who dislike "agents" like Aider precisely because it does one edit at a time and shows its work.

That is the point and the limit. Aider pairs, it does not delegate. You are in the loop for every step, there is no browser, no cloud, no scheduling, and it is strictly about code.

Developers who want a lightweight, transparent CLI pair programmer.
Why people switch

Three reasons Aider users look elsewhere

01
You drive every step

Aider waits for you. It does not take a task and come back with the result.

02
Terminal and repo only

No browser, no business tools, no persistent machine.

03
No team layer

Per-developer keys and per-developer bills.

Scores

Six dimensions that decide it

Six dimensions, 0 to 5
Aider 16/30TODO for AI 28/30
Model freedom5 · 5 /5
Which vendors and models you can run
Long-running work1 · 5 /5
Persistent machine, scheduling, parallel tasks
Beyond code1 · 5 /5
Marketing, ops, browser, email, not only repos
Openness5 · 4 /5
Source available, self-host, extend
Team & permissions1 · 5 /5
Roles, pooled usage, tool approvals
Cost predictability3 · 4 /5
Included usage, limits and additional charges
Feature by feature

How does Aider compare to TODO for AI, feature by feature?

TODO for AI vs Aider, feature by feature. Verified 2026-09-15.
FeatureAiderTODO for AI
Persistent cloud VM
A hosted workspace with persistent files, separate from the machines you connect.
No
Yes
Model choice
Any (BYOK)
Supported models across vendors
Cross-vendor review
Review GPT output with Claude, or the other way around.
No
Yes
Drives your real browser
Browser extension (Chrome, Firefox) plus cloud browsers.
No
Yes
Business tasks, not only code
SEO, email, ads, social, CRM via CLI tools.
No
Yes
Any CLI as an integration
Scripts
Any binary
Voice control
No
Yes
People and agents on one board
Colleagues and agents work the same list. Items show who contributed and which agent ran them; filter the board by person.
No
Yes
Many agents, each configured
Each agent gets its own model, prompt, tools and permissions. Runs remain subject to usage limits.
One agent
Configured per task
Projects for the whole company
Engineering, marketing, ops, finance: separate projects and agents, one team and one bill.
No
Unlimited, shared
Team roles and usage
Pooling is not exclusive to TODO for AI. A shared budget does not remove personal session or weekly limits.
No
Shared credits, per-seat limits
Tool permissions
Basic
Allow, approve, block
Open runtime
Yes
Edge + CLI public
Pricing

What it costs

Aider
Free

Free, Apache 2.0. Tokens billed by your provider.

TODO for AI
Free

Hobby free (Sonnet only), Starter $20, Pro $100, Ultra $200. Paid plans include the supported multi-vendor model catalog.

Verdict

Bottom line

Our take
Aider for careful, transparent pair programming. TODO for AI for handing over whole tasks, code or not, and getting them back done.