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Zed

Open-source, high-performance code editor with a built-in AI agent, edit predictions and external agents via ACP.

  • Zed Industries
  • Local or cloud
  • Free, open source

Official site · Source code

Where it ranks

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    Coding
    Editors & extensions · Local · no rated model available here yet
    With cloud models: tier S (via Claude Opus 5.5)

Tools without a benchmark of their own inherit the tier of the best model they offer.

Facts

Vendor
Zed Industries
Approach
Editors & extensions
Where it runs
Runs fully on your hardware with local models; cloud models optional
Interface
Desktop app
Skill level
Beginner: works out of the box
Price
Free, open source
Pricing notes
Personal $0 forever (own API keys or external agents such as Claude Agent and Codex CLI); Pro $10/mo with $5 of hosted-model tokens, then usage-based; Business $30/seat/mo.
Source code
Open source (GPL and Apache-2.0, by component (LICENSE-GPL, LICENSE-APACHE))
GitHub stars
91.9k (18 Oct 2026)
Last verified
18 Oct 2026

Price from zed.dev, 18 Oct 2026.

Models it gives you

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