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title: "Cline vs Zed"
description: "Cline is an editor extension, Zed is an AI-native IDE. Zed runs Cline on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/cline-vs-zed"
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# Cline vs Zed

> Cline is an editor extension by Cline Bot Inc.. 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

|  | Cline | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Editor extension, Terminal agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Cline Bot Inc. | Zed Industries |
| Website | [cline.bot](https://cline.bot) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Cline | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $9.99/mo | $10/mo |
| Team seat | Contact sales | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | Cline | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Cline | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Augment Code, Claude Code, Cline, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Devin, Factory, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, goose, Grok Build, Junie CLI, Kilo Code, Kimi Code CLI, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder |
| Runs inside | cmux, dmux, JetBrains AI, PearAI, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-23 |

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