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Zed pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier

Zed pricing as read on Oct 25, 2026: free tier: Personal: $0 forever, bring your own keys or no AI; paid: Pro $10/month with $5 of tokens included then usage-based; Business $30 per seat per month. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page. Reported, not Tested.

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Evidence: Reported. Plan names and prices were read from Zed's own pages on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We did not buy or run any plan, so we say nothing about value or output quality. Plan details change often; confirm on the vendor's page before you pay.

Zed plans and prices

High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, open source with AI optional. Pricing model as listed: Freemium.

Zed pricing as listed by the vendor (2026-10-25)
EntryWhat the vendor lists
Free tierPersonal: $0 forever, bring your own keys or no AI
PaidPro $10/month with $5 of tokens included then usage-based
PaidBusiness $30 per seat per month

Who Zed suits, and who should skip it

  • Good for: Developers who want a fast editor and optional AI.
  • Good for: Teams that want org-wide AI controls (Business).
  • Skip if: You want AI built into every action by default.
  • Skip if: You need SSO, SAML or SCIM: the page says these are planned but not available.

What the pricing page does not tell you

  • Business plan has no bundled LLM credits and no free trial.
  • SSO, SAML and SCIM not yet available.
  • Not captured: Windows and Linux support status (not read).
  • Not captured: Agent quality (not tested).
  • Plans are not like-for-like across vendors (credits, seats, usage caps and models differ), so this page does not rank Zed against others on price.

Compare Zed and find alternatives

  • Cursor vs Zed: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
  • Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) vs Zed: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
  • Zed vs Kilo Code: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
  • Cursor: AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin).
  • Windsurf (now Devin Desktop): Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026: a full IDE with an Agent Command Center for managing local and cloud coding agents.
  • GitHub Copilot: GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app.
  • Cline: Open-source coding agent as an IDE extension, a CLI and an SDK.

FAQ

How much does Zed cost?

Pro $10/month with $5 of tokens included then usage-based; Business $30 per seat per month. Read from the vendor's page on Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm before paying.

Is Zed free?

Personal: $0 forever, bring your own keys or no AI. Paid plans listed above add more usage or features. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Where does this pricing come from?

The sources listed below, fetched Oct 25, 2026. Anything we could not read is marked not captured rather than guessed.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published from vendor pages read on 2026-10-25.

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