The ultra-fast Rust code editor with AI and real-time collaboration

Launched in 2022

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ComplexityIntermediate

Origin

🇺🇸United States

Ideal for

IndividualsFreelancersStartupsSmall businessesMedium businesses

ComplexityIntermediate

Origin

🇺🇸United States

Ideal for

IndividualsFreelancersStartupsSmall businessesMedium businesses

About Zed AI

Strengths

Exceptional performance (<50ms latency in Rust/GPU)
Open source (GPL + Apache 2)
Real-time Google Docs-like collaboration
Built-in voice chat for pair programming
Flexible AI: hosted, API keys, or local Ollama
Built-in multi-language debugger (Rust, Go, Python, C++, JS)
Native Git with AI commit messages
Free forever for the editor (without AI)

Limitations

Not yet available on Windows (private beta)
Extension ecosystem less rich than VS Code
AI requires paid Pro plan ($10/month)
Fewer integrated AI models than Cursor
Still small community compared to competitors

Features

Code Completion

Multi-Model Support

Inline AI Chat

Autonomous Agent Mode

Multi-File Editing

Terminal Integration

Git Integration

AI-Assisted Debugging

Open Source

Context Window

128K tokens

AI Code Review

MCP Support

Cloud execution

Remote / Mobile Control

Pricing

Personal

Free

Full editor free forever
2,000 accepted edit predictions
Unlimited use with your API keys
External agents (Claude Code) supported

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