Zed is an open-source, Rust-based code editor with built-in agentic editing, edit predictions and real-time multiplayer collaboration. The Personal plan is free forever and includes 2,000 accepted edit predictions plus unlimited use with your own API keys or external agents such as Claude Agent and Codex CLI; the docs add that the editor needs no subscription or authentication. Pro adds unlimited edit predictions and $5 of included tokens per month, with usage beyond that billed at provider list price plus 10% - the docs put the Pro subscription at $10/month via the default $10 monthly spend limit note - and Business is $30/seat/month with no bundled AI credits. A Student plan gives verified university students Pro features and $10/month in token credits free for one year.
Zed stores LLM provider credentials (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, xAI) in the OS keychain. Use the Import button below to discover and import them automatically.
// pros
- Personal is free forever with 2,000 accepted edit predictions, and the editor works without AI features, a subscription or authentication.
- The free plan still supports your own API keys and external agents including Claude Agent and Codex CLI, so agent workflows need not cost anything.
- Pro includes $5/month in tokens, and the docs set a default $10 monthly spend limit that stops hosted-model usage rather than allowing unbounded charges.
- Business at $30/seat/month adds org-wide control: disabling hosted models, forcing prompt sharing and edit-prediction training off, per-member spend tracking and role-based access.
- Zed publishes its full hosted-model price table and context windows, billing hosted usage at provider list price plus 10%.
// cons
- Zed-hosted models require Pro or Business, and the docs state Claude Fable 5 and Opus-class models are only available on Pro and Business - the free plan gets no hosted model access.
- Included credit is limited to $5/month on Pro, with overage billed monthly or every additional $10 incurred, whichever comes first.
- Business seats bundle no AI credits, and SSO, SAML, SCIM and SOC 2 are documented as not currently available.
- Zero data retention does not cover every model: Zed notes Anthropic retains prompts and outputs for Claude Fable 5 for at least 30 days for safety purposes.
Zed Personal is a strong default for developers who want a fast editor and are willing to bring their own model keys, and Pro at $10/month is the cheapest way to get hosted models plus unlimited edit predictions. Because the free plan has no hosted models, pair it with a free hosted assistant such as Copilot Free if you want AI suggestions out of the box.
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Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: Zed Personal is free forever with 2,000 accepted edit predictions and no hosted-model access, while Zed Pro adds $5 of monthly token credit (zed.dev/pricing and zed.dev docs on plans and pricing, checked 2026-09-16).
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$ Does Zed IDE have a free tier? #
No. Zed IDE does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Zed IDE cost per 1M tokens? #
Zed IDE does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Zed IDE safe to use? #
Uprouter rates Zed IDE as unrated. Low-to-medium risk. The free Personal plan is permanent, needs no subscription or authentication, and Pro carries a spend limit that halts hosted usage at a set dollar amount. Exposure is limited to metered hosted usage at provider list price plus 10%, Business features such as SSO and SOC 2 that Zed documents as not yet available, and provider-side safety retention on specific Fable-class models. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Zed IDE through Uprouter Connect? #
Zed IDE is not marked Connect-compatible in our catalog yet. You can still use their API directly, or request compatibility via /submit.
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live_status
current: unknown No probes recorded yet.
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risk_&_confidence
Low-to-medium risk. The free Personal plan is permanent, needs no subscription or authentication, and Pro carries a spend limit that halts hosted usage at a set dollar amount. Exposure is limited to metered hosted usage at provider list price plus 10%, Business features such as SSO and SOC 2 that Zed documents as not yet available, and provider-side safety retention on specific Fable-class models.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://zed.dev/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "MODEL_NAME",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'
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GitHub Copilotfree $0in from Free/1MLow risk
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