Aider has a configuration for each supported LLM to define the best diff format for each; so for certain ones they're best at diff format, Gemini is best at a fenced-diff format, Qwen3 is best at whole file editing, etc. Aider itself examines the diff and re-runs the request when the request when the response doesn't adhere to the corresponding diff format.
Edit: Also the Aider leaderboards show the success rate for diff adherence separately, it's quite useful [1]
Edit: Also the Aider leaderboards show the success rate for diff adherence separately, it's quite useful [1]
1 - https://aider.chat/docs/leaderboards/