# Zed pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/zed-pricing · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Published: 2026-10-25 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US) · Evidence: 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 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.

## 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.

Table: Zed pricing as listed by the vendor (2026-10-25)

| Entry | What the vendor lists |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Personal: $0 forever, bring your own keys or no AI |
| Paid | Pro $10/month with $5 of tokens included then usage-based |
| Paid | Business $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

- [Zed](https://zed.dev/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Zed pricing](https://zed.dev/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Zed repository](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) (fetched 2026-10-25)

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## Changelog

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

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Zed pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/zed-pricing