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@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ But there are times when you may want to work with an LLM via its web chat inter
- There may not be an API available. - There may not be an API available.
- Corporate restrictions may force you to use a proprietary web based LLM. - Corporate restrictions may force you to use a proprietary web based LLM.
- The web LLM may have access to unique context or may have been specially fine tuned. - The web LLM may have access to unique context or may have been specially fine tuned for your task.
- It may be cost prohibitive to use some models via API. - It may be cost prohibitive to use some models via API.
Aider has features for working with an LLM via its web chat interface. Aider has features for working with an LLM via its web chat interface.
This allows you to use the web chat LLM as the "big brain architect" This allows you to use the web chat LLM as the "big brain code architect"
while running aider with a smaller, cheaper LLM to actually make changes while running aider with a smaller, cheaper LLM to actually make changes
to your local files. to your local files.
You can run aider with many open source, free or very inexpensive LLMs
for this "file editor" part of the process. For this "file editor" part of the process
The demo video above shows aider using DeepSeek to apply the changes you can run aider with many open source, free or very inexpensive LLMs.
For example, the demo video above shows aider using DeepSeek to apply the changes
that GPT-4o is suggesting in the web chat. that GPT-4o is suggesting in the web chat.
### Copy aider's code context to your clipboard, paste into the web UI ### Copy aider's code context to your clipboard, paste into the web UI
@ -105,4 +106,4 @@ There are 4 copy/paste steps involved when coding with an LLM web chat:
Most LLM web chat TOS prohibit automating steps (2) and (3) where code Most LLM web chat TOS prohibit automating steps (2) and (3) where code
is copied/pasted in the web chat. is copied/pasted in the web chat.
Aider's copy/paste mode leaves those as 100% manual steps for the user to complete, Aider's copy/paste mode leaves those as 100% manual steps for the user to complete,
but streamlines steps (1) and (4) which are not related to any LLM web chat TOS. but streamlines steps (1) and (4) which are should not be related to any LLM web chat TOS.