Free Editor / IDE
- Annual
- — (free editor)
- Usage limit
- Full editor; unlimited local and BYOK AI
- Main limitation
- No Zed-hosted model credit and no edit predictions
- Included models
- Bring your own API keys Local models External agents
- Notes
- The Rust-native editor is free forever; paid plans only add hosted AI and team controls.
- Popularity
- 37/100 adoption estimate (reported), not market share. Zed: 150K monthly active developers (Zed/Sequoia). Tier share 1.00, assumed for the free tier. Source
Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24
$10/mo Editor / IDE
- Annual
- — (monthly only)
- Usage limit
- Unlimited edit predictions; $5/mo included model usage
- Main limitation
- Hosted usage beyond $5 is billed at API list price plus 10%
- Included models
- Zed-hosted Claude, GPT and Gemini models
- Notes
- Default spend cap is $10/mo of incremental tokens; it can be set to $0.
- Popularity
- 31/100 adoption estimate (reported), not market share. Zed: 150K monthly active developers (Zed/Sequoia). Tier share 0.50, assumed for the entry paid tier. Source
Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24
$30/mo Editor / IDE · team
- Annual
- — (monthly per seat)
- Usage limit
- Per-seat hosted AI, roles, SSO and consolidated billing
- Main limitation
- Requires a team; overkill for individual developers
- Included models
- Zed-hosted models BYOK External agents
- Notes
- Adds org-wide model policies, spend visibility and role-based access controls.
- Popularity
- 23/100 adoption estimate (reported), not market share. Zed: 150K monthly active developers (Zed/Sequoia). Tier share 0.15, assumed for the team seat. Source
Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-28