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Use Aider for 80% less.

AI pair programming in your terminal — multi-file edits, git-aware, and aggressive about token use.

Anthropic direct
$250
/month, typical
Through us
$50
/month, same use
You keep
$200
/month back in pocket

Why Aider burns tokens

Aider's 'whole file edit' format sends entire files in every message. With repo-map + history, a 30-min coding session can hit 500k tokens easily. Aider's leaderboard runs cost the team $1000s in API fees.

Setup — under 60 seconds

  1. 1

    Get an API key

    Sign up (free, no card), then generate an sk-cc-… key from your dashboard.

  2. 2

    Configure Aider

    Set environment variables before launching aider.

    export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-cc-your-key-here
export ANTHROPIC_API_BASE=https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy
aider --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
  3. 3

    Run as usual

    Aider keeps every feature. Only the API endpoint changed — your prompts, tools, and behaviour are unchanged.

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GPT-5.5

$0.8/M in · $6.4/M out

Architect mode (use --architect flag)

FAQ

Does aider work with ClaudeAPI.cheap?

Yes. Aider reads ANTHROPIC_API_BASE for custom endpoints. Export it to https://claudeapi.cheap/api/proxy and set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to your sk-cc-... key.

Will the diff/edit/whole formats all work?

All three edit formats (diff, udiff, whole) work — they're prompt-engineering tricks aider does locally. The proxy doesn't see them differently.

Can I use --architect mode with GPT-5 + Claude?

Yes. Architect mode calls one model to plan and another to edit. Set both ANTHROPIC_API_BASE and OPENAI_API_BASE to our proxy and use the same sk-cc-... key for both.

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