# Aider v0.70.0: full o1 support and uv install path

> Adds full support for OpenAI o1 models and the openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat model, plus new uv-based install one-liners. File watching now respects `--subtree-only`, and aider can run on machines without git installed.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Aider |
| **Version** | v0.70.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2024-12-26 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | model-support, feature, fix |

## What changed


- Full support for o1 models
- Support for `openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat`
- New install methods via uv, including one-liners
- Watch files honors `--subtree-only` and watches only that subtree; more reliable watch prompting across models
- Runs without git installed
- Hints surfaced about `AI!` and `AI?` when the user writes AI comments
- Read-only files shown with absolute path when shorter than relative
- Better errors when interactive commands are attempted via `/load` or `--load`
- Fixes: auto-suggest bug, unicode errors in git path names, gemini model names in metadata
- Analytics opt-in prompt raised to 10% of users
- Clearer environment-variable setup messages on Windows


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/releases/tag/v0.70.0) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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