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

> Qwen Code is a terminal agent by Qwen Team. 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

|  | Qwen Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Desktop app | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Qwen Team | Zed Industries |
| Website | [qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/overview) | [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

|  | Qwen Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $50/mo | $10/mo |
| Team plan | — | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | 90,000 requests/mo (Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan) | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | Qwen Code | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Qwen 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 | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-18 |

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