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

> goose is a terminal agent by Block / Agentic AI Foundation. 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

|  | goose | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Desktop app | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Block / Agentic AI Foundation | Zed Industries |
| Website | [goose-docs.ai](https://goose-docs.ai) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | 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

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

## Models

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

## Features

|  | goose | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | goose | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Pi | 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, Warp, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |

## Related

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