Zed AI features and pricing (October 2026)

Zed is a fast, open source code editor from Zed Industries with built-in AI: an agent panel, next-edit prediction and a protocol to run external coding agents. It suits developers and teams who want an editor that works with hosted, own-key or local models.

Zed combines a multiplayer editor with an agent panel that discovers context, edits files and presents an editable unified diff. The Zeta model for edit prediction is open-weight and open-data. Through the Agent Client Protocol, which Zed also publishes as open source, the editor runs external agents such as Claude Agent, Codex CLI, OpenCode and Gemini CLI.

Zed Industries, Inc. is based in Denver, Colorado, and hosts its services in the US. The team previously built Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter. The editor repository had 90,995 GitHub stars as of September 28, 2026. Business customers get org-wide AI model policies, role-based access and a data processing agreement on request.

• Delegates tasks to an agentIn the agent panel you describe a task and the agent collects context, edits files and keeps going until done. Developers review changes as an editable diff and accept or reject each part.
• Predicts the next editZeta watches editing patterns and predicts the next change at keystroke level. Repetitive edits across a file take fewer keystrokes.
• Runs other vendors' agentsThe Agent Client Protocol lets Zed host Claude Agent, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI and others inside the editor. Teams can standardize on one editor while testing several agents.
• Keeps code on local modelsWith Ollama, prompts and code stay on your own hardware. Teams with strict data rules can still use AI features for sensitive repositories.

• Editor, edit prediction model and agent protocol are open source.
• Supports own API keys from many providers and local models on every plan.
• Free plan includes external agents with your own keys.

Zed Industries, Inc. has its address in Denver, Colorado, and hosts its services in the United States according to its privacy policy.

Hosted AI features send code to Zed and its model providers, hosted in the US. For stricter requirements use local models or your own provider keys. Business customers can request a data processing agreement; check the subprocessor list. Usage-based AI billing on Pro and Business needs spending controls.

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