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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

  • Developers wanting a fast, lightweight native editor
  • Engineers who prefer bring-your-own-key AI usage
  • Teams doing collaborative pair programming

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Heavy enterprise needs requiring mature admin/SSO (business tier not yet out)
  • Windows-first users wanting full feature parity
  • Non-coding users

Features

  • ✓ Free tier
  • ✓ Agentic coding
  • ✓ Free trial
  • ✓ Open source
  • ✓ AI Coding
  • ✓ Real-time
  • ✓ Byo API Key
  • ✓ Code Editor
  • ✓ Edit Prediction
  • ✓ Real-time collaboration

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthly50 prompts/month with Claude and frontier models, 2,000 accepted edit predictions with Zeta, unlimited external agents (e.g. Claude Code), bring your own API keys
Pro$20monthly500 prompts/month with Claude and frontier models, unlimited Zeta edit predictions, 14-day free trial
BusinessComing sooncontactTeam plan announced but not yet released

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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