---
title: "CodeBuddy vs Zed"
description: "CodeBuddy is a terminal agent, Zed is an AI-native IDE. Zed runs CodeBuddy on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codebuddy-vs-zed"
---
# CodeBuddy vs Zed

> CodeBuddy is a terminal agent by Tencent Cloud. 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

|  | CodeBuddy | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, AI-native IDE, Editor extension | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Tencent Cloud | Zed Industries |
| Website | [codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview](https://www.codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | CodeBuddy | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $10/mo | $10/mo |
| Team plan | $40/user/mo | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | 2,000 credits/mo (Pro) | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | CodeBuddy | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | CodeBuddy | 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, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder |
| Runs inside | JetBrains AI, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-18 |

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