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title: "Zed pricing, platforms and integrations"
description: "Open source editor written in Rust with GPU rendering. Hosts external agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI over ACP at no charge, with its own hosted models on Pro."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/tools/zed"
---
# Zed

> Open source editor written in Rust with GPU rendering. Hosts external agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI over ACP at no charge, with its own hosted models on Pro.

- **Layer**: AI-native IDE
- **Vendor**: Zed Industries
- **Platforms**: macOS, Windows, Linux
- **License**: GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0
- **Pricing**: Free tier
- **Status**: Active
- **JSON**: /api/v1/tools/zed.json

## Links

- [Website](https://zed.dev)
- [Pricing](https://zed.dev/pricing)
- [Repo](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed)
- [Docs](https://zed.dev/docs)
- [Changelog](https://zed.dev/releases)

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Included | Beyond that | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal (individual) | Free | 2,000 edits/mo. 2,000 accepted edit predictions | Blocked until upgrade | Unlimited use with your own API keys or external agents |
| Pro (individual) | $10/mo (per user · 14-day trial) | $5/mo. $5 of hosted model tokens, unlimited edit predictions | API list price +10%. Billed at the end of the month or every additional $10, whichever comes first. | — |
| Business (team) | $30/mo (per user) | — | API list price +10% | No bundled token allotment. Seats pay hosted usage at API list price plus 10 percent or bring their own keys. |

Source: [zed.dev/pricing](https://zed.dev/pricing), verified 2026-09-18.

## Works with

What Zed runs, and what can run Zed. "With your existing login" means the wrapped tool's subscription is reused, no second bill.

### Runs

- [Augment Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/augment-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Augment's agent and Context Engine in VS Code, JetBrains and Vim, the Auggie CLI and Cosmos cloud Experts. Flat Standard and Business plans each cover up to 50 seats. Listed as Auggie CLI.
- [Claude Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Anthropic's terminal agent. Reads the codebase, edits files and runs commands, with a VS Code and JetBrains extension and a web surface on the same engine. Runs the Claude Agent with its own login. Zed does not charge for external agents.
- [Cline](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/cline) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal. Bring your own key for any provider, local models included, with an MCP marketplace and plan-then-act modes.
- [CodeBuddy](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/codebuddy) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Tencent Cloud's AI coding assistant. It ships as the CodeBuddy Code CLI, a desktop IDE and an IDE plugin.
- [Codex CLI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/codex-cli) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): OpenAI's open source terminal agent. Signs in with a ChatGPT account and shares the plan's usage window, or bills an API key at token prices.
- [GitHub Copilot CLI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/copilot-cli) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): GitHub's terminal agent on the Copilot subscription. Parallel subagents through /fleet, cloud sandboxes, worktrees and remote control from mobile. Listed as GitHub Copilot, the CLI in ACP server mode.
- [Cursor](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/cursor) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): The VS Code fork that popularised AI-native editing. Cursor 3 replaced Composer with an Agents window and Cursor Router picks models by cost, balance or intelligence.
- [Devin](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/devin) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Cognition's cloud software engineer. Works in its own VM from a Slack message, a ticket or the web app, and bills self-serve plans by quota, Enterprise by Agent Compute Units.
- [Factory](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/factory) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Factory's Droid agent runs from the terminal, a desktop app, the web and Slack, on your machine or managed Droid Computers, with models from several vendors and BYOK. Listed as Factory Droid.
- [Gemini CLI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/gemini-cli) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Google's open source terminal agent for Gemini models. Since 18 June 2026 it only serves paid Gemini API keys and Vertex AI, Google points individuals to Antigravity CLI.
- [Google Antigravity](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/google-antigravity) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Google's agentic development platform. A desktop app, a VS Code based IDE, a CLI and editor extensions share one harness. Free, with higher limits on Google AI Pro and Ultra.
- [goose](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/goose) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source agent from Block under the Agentic AI Foundation. CLI and desktop app, MCP extensions, runs with your own keys or your Claude and ChatGPT subscriptions over ACP.
- [Grok Build](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/grok-build) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): xAI's terminal coding agent, a fullscreen TUI in Rust that edits files, runs commands and spawns subagents. Signs in with a grok.com account or an API key, headless or over ACP.
- [Junie CLI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/junie-cli) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): An AI coding agent by JetBrains that ships code from your terminal, IDE, or CI/CD pipeline, powered by any LLM you choose.
- [Kilo Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/kilo-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal, with cloud agents and a phone app. The Kilo Gateway serves 500+ models at provider rates, or bring your own keys. Listed as Kilo.
- [Kimi Code CLI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/kimi-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Moonshot AI's terminal agent for the Kimi models, a single binary with a VS Code extension. Logs in with a Kimi membership or a platform key, runs in Zed or JetBrains over ACP. Listed as Kimi CLI.
- [MiniMax Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/minimax-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): MiniMax's open source terminal coding agent, with ACP and headless modes. A closed-source desktop companion app adds Agent Team, memory and scheduled tasks.
- [Mistral Vibe](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/mistral-vibe) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Mistral's open source terminal agent on Devstral and Mistral Medium, with VS Code and JetBrains extensions and a web sandbox. Signs in with a Mistral account or an API key.
- [OpenCode](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/opencode) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source terminal coding agent from Anomaly, with a desktop app in beta and a VS Code extension. Works with any provider through your own keys, plus the hosted Zen and Go plans.
- [Qoder](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/qoder) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Alibaba's agentic IDE for macOS, Windows and Linux with a JetBrains plugin, a CLI and cloud agents. Quest runs multi agent tasks in a sandbox, with a phone app for approvals. Listed as Qoder CLI.
- [Qwen Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/qwen-code) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source terminal coding agent from the Qwen Team. Works with Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax models, plus VS Code (beta), Zed and JetBrains integrations.

## Models

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

Hosted models on Pro, or your own keys, Ollama and LM Studio on every plan.

## Features

- **Subagents**: The agent can delegate to child agents
- **MCP client**: Connects to MCP servers
- **ACP client**: Hosts external agents over the Agent Client Protocol
- **Remote execution**: Runs on a remote machine or over SSH
- **Diff review**: Review and annotate changes in the tool
- **Tab completion**: Inline code completions while typing

## Install

- **curl**: `curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh`
- **brew**: `brew install --cask zed`

## License

- **SPDX**: GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0
- **Kind**: Open source
- **Repo**: [github.com/zed-industries/zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed)

GPL-3.0 for the editor, AGPL-3.0 for the server components, Apache-2.0 for GPUI.

## Sources

Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it.

| Source | Covers | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [zed.dev/pricing](https://zed.dev/pricing) | pricing | 2026-09-18 |
| [zed.dev/docs/ai/external-agents](https://zed.dev/docs/ai/external-agents) | wraps, models | 2026-08-27 |
| [github.com/zed-industries/zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) | platforms, features, license | 2026-08-23 |
| [agentclientprotocol.com/registry](https://agentclientprotocol.com/registry) | wraps | 2026-10-07 |

Source data: [content/tools/zed.yml](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/content/tools/zed.yml)

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