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What is Zed?

A minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI.

Independently observed

Zed pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $10/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier or $10/month Pro plan, $30/seat/month Business with org controls

Personal

Free
Free

The next-generation code editor. Free forever.

edit_predictions
2,000
  • 2,000 accepted edit predictions
  • Fast performance
  • Multiplayer collaboration
  • Weekly releases

Pro

$10/month with included $5 token credits
monthly

The next-generation code editor + AI. Supercharge your development.

token_credits
$5/month
  • Unlimited edit predictions
  • $5 of tokens included
  • Usage-based billing beyond $5
  • Zed-hosted AI models

Business

$30/user/month
monthly

The editor your team loves, with the org-level controls you need.

edit_predictions
Unlimited
  • Org-wide AI model policies
  • Data governance controls
  • Unified spend visibility
  • Unlimited edit predictions
  • Role-based access controls

What Zed does

The capabilities that matter for ides & code editors, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Type
Full IDE
Language scope
Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment
Desktop
Platform support
OS support
macOS, Linux, Windows
Base platform
Original
Extensibility
Extensibility
Plugins
DX
LSP / DAP support
✓
Remote / dev-containers
✓
Integrated debugger / profiler
-
Code intelligence depth
IDE-grade
Built-in git integration
✓
AI
Built-in AI
Native
Licensing
Openness
Open-core
Pricing
Pricing model
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Windows
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (11)

Independently observed
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Google AI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Mistral
  • Ollama
  • OpenRouter
  • Deepseek
  • Vercel
  • LM Studio

Zed alternatives

Other ides & code editors we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Zed, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 63 / 100
low · 33%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities5832.001850.0✓
Pricing Transparency10016.001600.0✓
Github Activity6318.001135.8✓
Price Level8010.00800.0✓
Reliability5012.00600.0✓
Integrations3118.00558.6✓
Github Stars935.00466.3✓
Release Cadence010.000.0-
Security Posture012.000.0-
Package Downloads026.000.0-
Stackoverflow Activity012.000.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d100mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars87,867highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"type":"full_ide","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"macOS, Linux, Windows","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"open_core","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade"}mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count11mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryRusthighsource · 2026-08-01 · 90%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Starting gbp10mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%