---
title: "Qoder vs Zed"
description: "Qoder and Zed are both AI-native IDEs. Zed runs Qoder on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/qoder-vs-zed"
---
# Qoder vs Zed

> Qoder is an AI-native IDE by Alibaba. 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

|  | Qoder | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Editor extension, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Alibaba | Zed Industries |
| Website | [qoder.com](https://qoder.com) | [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

|  | Qoder | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $10/mo |
| Team plan | $40/user/mo | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | 2,000 credits/mo (Pro, worth about $20) | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | Qoder | 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 | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Qoder | 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 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-18 |

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