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

> Factory is a cloud agent by Factory. 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

|  | Factory | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Cloud agent, Terminal agent, Desktop app | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Factory | Zed Industries |
| Website | [factory.ai](https://factory.ai) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | 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

|  | Factory | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $10/mo |
| Team seat | Contact sales | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Credit packs | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Factory | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Zhipu, Moonshot, DeepSeek, MiniMax | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

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

## Works with

|  | Factory | 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 | JetBrains AI, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |

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