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Aider vs Hex

AiderAIAidervsHEHex
AiderHex
43%
57%

Leading: Hex (57.1%)

Insufficient data
This matchup has 21 decisive cases (minimum 30 required for publication).

Statistics

MetricValue
Aider wins9
Hex wins12
Abstains (no tool)963
Other tool chosen3005
Decisive cases21
Aider win rate (unweighted)42.9%
95% CI24.5% - 63.5%
Aider win rate (weighted)42.9%

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Model range breakdown

Model rangeTierAiderHexNoneOtherA rate
DeepSeek Flash 3.2–4.1Mid0067141n/a
DeepSeek Pro 4–4 0813Frontier001368n/a
DeepSeek R1Frontier0074139n/a
DevstralMid01701160%
Gemini Flash 2.5–3.8Small0075131n/a
Gemini Pro 2.5–3.1 PreviewFrontier9022177100%
GLM 5 Turbo–5.3Frontier004208n/a
GPT 5.4–6 AstraFrontier0037172n/a
GPT Coding 5.3 Codex–6.1 SolFrontier0029180n/a
GPT Mini 5.4 Mini–6 LunaMid009202n/a
HaikuSmall0091107n/a
Kimi 2.5–3Frontier0059139n/a
Llama MaverickFrontier0075135n/a
Llama ScoutSmall0058136n/a
MiMo Pro 2–2.6Frontier0043170n/a
MiniMax M 2.7–3Frontier0029180n/a
Mistral SmallMid01177990%
Opus 4.6–5.5Frontier0029184n/a
Qwen CoderMid0025185n/a
Sonnet 4.6–5.5Frontier0077136n/a

Per-prompt breakdown

PromptTierAiderHexNoneOtherA rate
ai-revenue-ops-copilotAdvanced711853139%
ai-support-agent-platformAdvanced201576100%
ai-revenue-ops-copilotIntermediate0125740%
ai-engineering-workflowAdvanced001152n/a
ai-engineering-workflowBeginner000173n/a
ai-engineering-workflowIntermediate000171n/a
ai-revenue-ops-copilotBeginner00307285n/a
ai-support-agent-platformIntermediate00277315n/a
ai-support-agent-platformBeginner00367228n/a