# Aider vs MiniMax Code (slim)

> MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) to Aider's 46.9 (D) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Aider's 46.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- Aider: D 46.9, rank #970 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aider.min.md
- MiniMax Code: B 67.5, rank #277 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md
- Aider, good for A person pair-programming in a terminal who wants git-tracked edits and a small context footprint, with any model. Also No key needed to call it.
- MiniMax Code, good for Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 54; Schema & documentation, 81 against 56; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 65; Maintenance & community, 77 against 13. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 1.0 out of 5; No incidents deducted, where Aider loses 8 points for them.

| Category | Aider | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 56 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 13 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Aider | MiniMax Code |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Aider AI LLC | MiniMax |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-02-12 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-01-19 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-01-19 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 49k stars | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |