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Open-source coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains. Apache-2.0, local models, CLI, and MCP. Acquired by Cursor; the repo stays public.

#Open Source

500000DR: 70AS: 68

Aider

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Open-source terminal pair programmer. Apache-2.0 and BYOK. You pay the model API, not an Aider seat.

#Open Source

300000DR: 70AS: 75

Cline

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Open-source VS Code/CLI/SDK coding agent. Rechecked: individuals $0 plus BYOK or at-cost inference. Enterprise custom. Not a Claude 3.5 Sonnet wrapper.

#Coding Agent

1567DR: 165AS: 162