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Zed

by Zed Industries

The AI code editor built for speed

Pros

  • Exceptional performance
  • Free tier with 2,000 edit predictions/mo
  • Token-transparent AI billing (+10%)
  • Student plan free for a year

Cons

  • Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code
  • Token usage beyond included $5-10 adds up
  • Less Windows maturity historically

✓ Where it shines / best for

  • Performance-focused developers
  • Collaborative coding
  • Token-transparent AI users

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Heavy VS-Code-extension dependents
  • Flat-unlimited AI seekers
  • IDE-feature-maximalists

Features

  • ✓ Blazing-fast Rust-based editor
  • ✓ AI edit predictions (Zeta)
  • ✓ Agentic coding with hosted or BYO models
  • ✓ Token-based hosted model billing
  • ✓ Real-time collaboration
  • ✓ Org-wide model policies on Business

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Personal$0/mo2,000 edit predictions/mo, BYOK
Pro$10/moUnlimited edit predictions, $5 included hosted-model tokens, usage at list+10%
Business$30/seat/moOrg model policies, data governance, RBAC, unified spend, no seat minimum

Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.

Specifications

engineRust
studentFree 1 year
ai_billingToken-based (list +10%)
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