---
title: "Aide vs Zed"
description: "Aide and Zed are both AI-native IDEs. Aide was discontinued in February 2025, Zed is active."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/aide-vs-zed"
---
# Aide vs Zed

> Aide is an AI-native IDE by CodeStory. Zed is an AI-native IDE by Zed Industries. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Aide | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | CodeStory | Zed Industries |
| Website | [aide.dev](https://aide.dev) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only (Open source) | GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | sunset | active |

## Pricing

|  | Aide | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | $10/mo |
| Team plan | — | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Aide | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

|  | Aide | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | No | Yes |
| MCP client | No | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Aide | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Augment Code, Claude Code, Cline, CodeBuddy, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Devin, Factory, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, goose, Grok Build, Junie CLI, Kilo Code, Kimi Code CLI, MiniMax Code, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder, Qwen Code |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-09-18 |

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