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Aider vs Ollama

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Ollama scored 81/100 and Aider scored 78/100. The gap is 3 points on the rubric. Nothing else is inferred.

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Aider

78 / 100

Rank 2 on this job · tested 15 Oct 2026

Ollama

81 / 100

Rank 1 on this job · tested 15 Oct 2026

Rubric breakdown

  • Job result (40)32 Aider32 Ollama
  • Speed and effort (15)12 Aider12 Ollama
  • Price and free tier (15)15 Aider15 Ollama
  • Ease of start (10)5 Aider6 Ollama
  • Reliability and trust (10)8 Aider8 Ollama
  • Community signal (10)6 Aider8 Ollama

Evidence · Aider

Aider 0.86.2 with local ollama/qwen2.5-coder:3b. Two prompts, 49s then 82s. Final files passed tsc and the same checks. Evidence: evidence/2026-10-16/ca6/aider/.

Evidence · Ollama

Ollama 0.40.4, qwen2.5-coder:3b, 15Gi CPU, no GPU. Two prompts, 65.6s then 44.2s. Final files passed tsc and the debounce/REST checks. Evidence: evidence/2026-10-16/ca6/ollama/.

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