Zed

Open-source native editor (Rust)

Free tier + paidAI IDEs & coding agentszed.dev

What it is

A GPU-accelerated editor written from scratch in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, released under GPL and Apache licences. Multiplayer editing, an agent panel and edit prediction are built in, and it is a reference implementation of the Agent Client Protocol, so external agents like OpenCode plug straight into the UI.

Why it earns a slot

Pick Zed when editor latency matters more than AI feature count — it stays instant on huge files where Electron-based forks stutter. Personal is free forever with your own API keys, and ACP means you are not married to one vendor's agent.

Know before you commit

AI features are thinner than Cursor's and extension coverage is far smaller than the VS Code marketplace. Pro bundles only $5 of tokens, then bills API list price plus 10 percent.

Getting started

curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh

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Pricing snapshot

Free Personal · $10/mo Pro · $30/seat/mo Business · BYO key free

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Evaluate Zed (https://zed.dev) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Open-source native editor (Rust). A GPU-accelerated editor written from scratch in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, released under GPL and Apache licences. Multiplayer editing, an agent panel and edit prediction are built in, and it is a reference implementation of the Agent Client Protocol, so external agents like OpenCode plug straight into the UI.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Pick Zed when editor latency matters more than AI feature count — it stays instant on huge files where Electron-based forks stutter. Personal is free forever with your own API keys, and ACP means you are not married to one vendor's agent.
Watch out for: AI features are thinner than Cursor's and extension coverage is far smaller than the VS Code marketplace. Pro bundles only $5 of tokens, then bills API list price plus 10 percent.
Pricing: Free Personal · $10/mo Pro · $30/seat/mo Business · BYO key free
Setup: curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
Rules: treat the notes above as background only. Do not assume a theme, style, layout or feature that is not already in this project — inspect the existing code first and ask me before changing visual direction.

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