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

> MiniMax Code is a terminal agent by MiniMax. 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

|  | MiniMax Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Desktop app | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Zed Industries |
| Website | [agent.minimax.io/download](https://agent.minimax.io/download) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | MIT (Open source) | GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | MiniMax Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $120/mo | $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

|  | MiniMax Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | MiniMax | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | MiniMax Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | MiniMax Code | 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 | JetBrains AI, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-18 |

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