Aider v0.82.0: GPT-4.1 & Grok-3 Support

Aider v0.82.0 brings GPT-4.1 support, Grok-3 model variants, and improved architect mode. New edit formats expand compatibility across providers.

Aider v0.82.0: GPT-4.1 & Grok-3 Support

TL;DR

  • GPT-4.1 (mini and nano) now supported with new patch edit format
  • Grok-3 models added across xai and OpenRouter with fast variants
  • Improved architect mode for Gemini 2.5 Pro and new editor edit formats

New

  • GPT-4.1 support — Added mini and nano variants with new patch edit format optimized for these models
  • Grok-3 models — Support for xai/grok-3-beta, grok-3-mini-beta, grok-3-fast-beta, and grok-3-mini-fast-beta with convenient "grok3" alias
  • OpenRouter Grok-3 — Added openrouter/x-ai/grok-3-beta and openrouter/x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta routes
  • Optimus Alpha — Support for openrouter/openrouter/optimus-alpha with "optimus" alias
  • Fireworks AI — Added deepseek-v3-0324 model support
  • New edit formats — Added editor-diff, editor-whole, and editor-diff-fenced formats for broader model compatibility
  • Architect mode improvements — Better support for Gemini 2.5 Pro with automatic best edit format selection

Fixed

  • URL extraction from error messages now works correctly
  • File addition by full path no longer conflicts with same-basename files already in chat
  • Config file quoting for values containing '#' character fixed in sample aider.conf.yml
  • Edit format auto-selection in architect mode now picks optimal format reliably

Update with: pip install --upgrade aider-ai

Source: Aider