# Paul Gauthier

> Paul Gauthier is creator and founder. Aider on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-27

Creator and founder.

Paul Gauthier founded Aider, an open-source tool for AI pair programming in the terminal. He was previously CTO of Inktomi and Groupon, leading their engineering teams through rapid growth and public listings, and has founded companies in internet search and e-commerce. He studied computer science in UC Berkeley's PhD programme.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgauthier
- X: https://x.com/paulgauthier

## What Paul builds

- [Aider](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aider.md), graded D, 47.3/100, in Agent harnesses. Terminal pair-programming tool that edits files in a local git repository through text edit formats rather than tool calls, builds a repo map with tree-sitter, and commits each change. Creator and founder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Questions

### Who is Paul Gauthier?

Paul Gauthier founded Aider, an open-source tool for AI pair programming in the terminal. He was previously CTO of Inktomi and Groupon, leading their engineering teams through rapid growth and public listings, and has founded companies in internet search and e-commerce. He studied computer science in UC Berkeley's PhD programme.

### What does Aider AI LLC make?

Anchor Terminal lists Aider from Aider AI LLC. Terminal pair-programming tool that edits files in a local git repository through text edit formats rather than tool calls, builds a repo map with tree-sitter, and commits each change.

### How are Paul's tools graded?

Aider is graded D, 47.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://iee.ucsb.edu/people/directors-council/paul-gauthier
- https://x.com/paulgauthier
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgauthier
- https://aider.chat/docs/troubleshooting/support.html
- https://aider.chat/

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