Cline vs Aider: Which Is More Actively Maintained? Live GitHub Data
Cline and Aider are two open-source AI coding assistants: Cline runs inside VS Code, and Aider works from the terminal. This page compares how actively each one is maintained, using live data from GitHub.
GitHub data checked 6 minutes ago.
Side by side
| Measure | Cline | Aider |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | No recent commits |
| Commits, last 91 days | 1,057 | 0 |
| Same 91 days a year earlier | 917 | 74 |
| Change vs last year | +15% | −100% |
| Last commit | 18 Oct 2026 | 22 May 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 70,514 | 49,620 |
| Stars gained, daily snapshots | +102 in 2 days | +30 in 2 days |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Managed cloud | Not checked | Not checked |
| Visitor rating | —1 of 3 ratings needed | —0 of 3 ratings needed |
What the numbers say
In the last 91 days, Cline’s default branch received 1,057 commits and Aider’s received 0. Against the same 91 days a year earlier, Cline is at +15% and Aider at −100%. The index labels Cline “active” and Aider “no recent commits”. Cline has 70,514 GitHub stars and Aider has 49,620; stars show how many people bookmarked a project, not how many use it.
What this comparison does not tell you
These are maintenance signals only. They do not measure speed, output quality, features, documentation or how easy either tool is to run, and we have not benchmarked either tool for this page. A quiet repository can still be a good fit for a stable job, and a busy one can still break between releases. Use the numbers to decide what to check next, not which tool is better.
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How this is measured: commits on each repository’s default branch counted through the GitHub API, the last 91 days against the same 91 days a year earlier; stars, licence and archived flag from the repository; README checked daily for maintenance notices. Visitor ratings come from visitors to each tool’s page, not from EvalAITools.