Change8

v0.82.0

Aider
7 features3 fixes1 improvementbrowsergitlintingmodels

Summary

This release significantly expands model compatibility by adding support for GPT 4.1 variants and several new Grok and Optimus models. Key functional updates include the introduction of the `patch` edit format for GPT-4.1 and fixes for architect mode selection and URL extraction.

New Features

  • Added support for GPT 4.1, mini, and nano models.
  • Added support for multiple new models including xai/grok-3-beta, grok-3-fast-beta, and openrouter/openrouter/optimus-alpha variants.
  • Added new `patch` edit format for OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model.
  • Added new edit formats: `editor-diff`, `editor-whole`, and `editor-diff-fenced`.
  • Added alias `grok3` for the `xai/grok-3-beta` model.
  • Added alias `optimus` for the `openrouter/openrouter/optimus-alpha` model.
  • Enabled adding files by full path even if a file with the same basename already exists in the chat.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the tool failed to automatically select the best edit format when using architect mode.
  • Fixed incorrect URL extraction from error messages.
  • Fixed quoting issues for values containing '#' within the sample `aider.conf.yml` file.

Improvements

  • Improved support for using architect mode when paired with Gemini 2.5 Pro.

Aider Documentation

Aider v0.82.0 - What's New - Change8