Zed
AI IDEs · Open source
About
A fast, open-source code editor written in Rust with built-in AI editing, agents and multiplayer.
Key features
- High-performance editor
- Agent panel with any model
- Edit predictions
- Real-time collaboration
Best for
- — Developers who value speed
- — Collaborative editing
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Windows
- Works with
- GitHub
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Remarkably fast. Extension ecosystem is smaller than VS Code's.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on zed.dev before you commit.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Zed (this) | AI IDEs | Open source | Developers who value speed |
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| Kiro | AI IDEs | Freemium | Spec-driven development |
| GitHub Copilot | Coding assistants | Freemium | Inline code completion |
| Claude Code | Coding agents | Paid | Agentic coding tasks across a repository |
| v0 | App builders | Freemium | UI prototypes |
| Lovable | App builders | Freemium | Non-developers building prototypes |