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parent: Connecting to LLMs
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# Editing format
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Aider uses different "edit formats" to collect code edits from different LLMs.
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The "whole" format is the easiest for an LLM to use, but it uses a lot of tokens
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and may limit how large a file can be edited.
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Models which can use one of the diff formats are much more efficient,
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using far fewer tokens.
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Models that use a diff-like format are able to
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edit larger files with less cost and without hitting token limits.
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Aider is configured to use the best edit format for the popular OpenAI and Anthropic models
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and the [other models recommended on the LLM page](https://aider.chat/docs/llms.html).
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For lesser known models aider will default to using the "whole" editing format
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since it is the easiest format for an LLM to use.
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If you would like to experiment with the more advanced formats, you can
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use these switches: `--edit-format diff` or `--edit-format udiff`.
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