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Comparison

Sublime Text vs Zed

On the evidence we track, Zed leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Sublime Text full profile →Zed full profile →
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Sublime Text42
★Zed54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Sublime Text42 / 100low · 37%
Zed54 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
Model
Sublime Textfreemium
Zedfreemium
Price level
Sublime Textlow
Zedmid
Starting price
Sublime Text–
Zed$20
Transparent
Sublime Text✗
Zed✓
Integrations
Count
Sublime Text1
Zed10
Security
Disclosure policy
Sublime Text–
Zed✓
Gdpr
Sublime Text–
Zed✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Sublime Text–
Zed✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Sublime Text–
Zed0
Github stars
Sublime Text–
Zed91,706
Activity
Commits last 30d
Sublime Text–
Zed100
Release
History
Sublime Text–
Zed20 items
Language
Primary
Sublime Text–
ZedRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Sublime Text3 items
Zed7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Type
Sublime TextCode editor
ZedCode editor
Language scope
Sublime TextPolyglot
ZedPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
Sublime TextDesktop
ZedDesktop
Platform support
OS support
Sublime TextmacOS, Windows, Linux (including ARM64)
ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform
Sublime TextOriginal
ZedOriginal
Extensibility
Extensibility
Sublime TextPlugins
ZedPlugins
DX
LSP / DAP support
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
Remote / dev-containers
Sublime Text✗
Zed✓
Integrated debugger / profiler
Sublime Text✗
Zed✓
Code intelligence depth
Sublime TextIDE-grade
ZedIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
AI
Built-in AI
Sublime TextNone
ZedNative
Licensing
Openness
Sublime TextClosed
ZedOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
Sublime TextPerpetual
ZedPer-seat subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Sublime Text

A lightweight code editor with GPU acceleration, context-aware auto-complete, split-pane interface, and multi-language syntax support. Available natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux including ARM64 architectures.

Independently observed

Zed

Leader

An open-source IDE emphasizing speed and real-time team collaboration, with optional integrated AI features for code assistance. Runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Sublime Text

Perpetual licenceFree tier

Free unlimited evaluation; license purchase required for continued use

as of verify ↗

Zed

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $20/month with token-based overages.

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$20/month with $5 token credits; overages at API list price + 10%
    • Unlimited accepted edit predictions
    • 500 prompts per month
    • Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash
  • Pro TrialFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
Windows
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
Linux
Sublime Text✓
Zed✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Sublime Text–
Zed✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Sublime Text

1 total
  • Git
Independently observed

Zed

Leader
15 total
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Google
  • xAI
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenRouter
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Ollama
  • Claude
  • Grok
  • Gemini
  • Google Gemini
  • Gemini CLI
  • Claude Code
Independently observed
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