aider vs private-gpt
aider and private-gpt share 3 technologies: FastAPI, nltk, and llama-index-core. Both are written in Python.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
Aider-AI
aider
aider is AI pair programming in your terminal
Python50kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 5dc9490What is aider built with?Only in aider
- aiosqlite
- gitdb
google-cloud-core
pyarrow
- SQLite
- diskcache
PostHog- AIOHTTP
- anyio
- asgiref
starlette
tornado
- Streamlit
- cycler
fonttools
- soupsieve
contourpy
matplotlib
- Rich
prompt-toolkit
- SQLAlchemy
- cryptography
Googlellama-index-instrumentation
- llama-index-workflows
OpenAIsafetensors
- scikit-learn
sentence-transformers
- tiktoken
tokenizers
- torch
- transformers
litellm
- llama-index-embeddings-huggingface
- filetype
- jinja2
markdown-it-py
markupsafe
- mdurl
tinytag
pillow
- beautifulsoup4
- pypandoc
- annotated-types
- jsonschema-specifications
marshmallow
- Pydantic
- referencing
- jsonschema
psutil
In common
zylon-ai
private-gpt
Complete API layer for private AI applications on local models: RAG, skills, tools, MCP, text-to-sql, and more. Works with any OpenAI-compatible inference server.
Python57.6kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 42ce052What is private-gpt built with?Only in private-gpt
partial-json-parser
Side by side
aiderprivate-gpt
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
aider40,345 lines written80 code files
private-gpt191,368 lines written647 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
aider89.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Aider, Gemini CLI, Codex, and Claude Code
private-gpt6.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
aiderLast push May 22, 202612,461 commits49,968 stars
private-gptLast push November 3, 2026417 commits57,630 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
aider57 test files42.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
private-gpt241 test files49.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, aider or private-gpt?
private-gpt, with 191,368 lines written; aider has 40,345.
Which has more GitHub stars, aider or private-gpt?
private-gpt, with 57,630 stars; aider has 49,968.
The proof: zylon-ai/private-gpt on GitHub
Which has more tests, aider or private-gpt?
private-gpt, with 241 test files; aider has 57.
Which was updated more recently, aider or private-gpt?
private-gpt: its last push was on November 3, 2026, and aider's on May 22, 2026.
The proof: zylon-ai/private-gpt's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, aider or private-gpt?
aider: an AI signed 89.5% of its commits, with Aider, Gemini CLI, Codex, and Claude Code; in private-gpt, 6.2%.
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