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Zed

The fast, open-source AI code editor in Rust, from the Atom creators.

Category
IDE
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Open core
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOSLinuxWindows
Models
BYO key / model
Verified
Jun 6, 2026

A GPU-accelerated, Rust-built editor with first-class agentic AI — parallel agents, edit prediction, and an open Agent Client Protocol that plugs into Claude, GPT, Gemini, MCP servers, and external CLI agents like Claude Code. Fully open source (GPL-3); BYO key or an optional hosted Pro tier.

Capabilities 3

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Code generation (primary capability)
  • IDE integration (primary capability)
  • Autonomous coding agent (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Very fast, low-latency editing
  • Open Agent Client Protocol
  • Plugs in Claude Code and CLI agents
  • Parallel agents and edit prediction
  • Built-in multiplayer collaboration
  • Smaller extension ecosystem
  • Younger than VS Code
  • Some language tooling less mature
  • Best on macOS, Linux catching up

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