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title: "ZCode vs Zed"
description: "ZCode and Zed are both AI-native IDEs. Zed runs local models, ZCode does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/zcode-vs-zed"
---
# ZCode vs Zed

> ZCode is an AI-native IDE by Z.ai. 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

|  | ZCode | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Z.ai | Zed Industries |
| Website | [zcode.z.ai/en](https://zcode.z.ai/en) | [zed.dev](https://zed.dev) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | 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

|  | ZCode | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $168/mo | $10/mo |
| Team plan | $88/user/mo | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | 10,000 credits/week (GLM Coding Plan Lite) | $5/mo (Pro) |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

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

## Features

|  | ZCode | Zed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | ZCode | 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, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-18 |

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