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Zed

Fast code editor with a built-in agent, parallel agent threads, and support for external ACP agents.

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Pricing Freemium See pricing ↗

The editor is free; Pro adds hosted models and unlimited edit predictions, Business adds admin controls.

  • Free Free Editor free forever; bring your own API keys
  • Pro $10/mo $5 of hosted model usage included
  • Business $30/mo Per seat; admin controls, no bundled credits

Prices as listed on 19 Oct 2026.

AboutZed Industries

Zed is a collaborative code editor written in Rust with an integrated AI agent panel. It runs multiple agent threads in parallel, supports MCP servers and Agent Skills, and can host external agents over ACP.

Features Verified 11/20 ✓ yes ✗ no ? not verified What do these mean?

Agents

4/5 verified
✓
Multi-provider
Runs agents from several providers side by side?
yes
✓
ACP
Speaks the Agent Client Protocol?
yes
✓
Parallel agents
Runs several agent sessions at the same time?
yes
?
Subagents
Can an agent delegate work to child agents?
not verified
✓
Custom agents
Can you define your own agent roles?
yes

Workflow

3/6 verified
?
Plan mode
Has an explicit plan / approve-before-edit step?
not verified
✓
Worktrees
Keeps parallel work in separate git worktrees?
yes
✗
Checkpoints
Can you rewind code and chat to an earlier turn?
no
✓
Diff review
Includes a built-in diff or review screen?
yes
?
PR integration
Opens and tracks pull requests from the session?
not verified
?
Automations
Can it start agent runs on a schedule or event?
not verified

Integrations

3/5 verified
✓
MCP
Connects to MCP servers and their tools?
yes
✓
Skills
Can you add reusable skills or commands?
yes
✗
Hooks
Can your own scripts run on agent events?
no
?
Issue tracker
Can it pull work from GitHub or Linear issues?
not verified
?
Browser preview
Can the agent open and drive a web browser?
not verified

Access & safety

1/4 verified
?
Remote access
Can you follow or control sessions from another device?
not verified
?
Cloud sandbox
Runs work in a hosted sandbox rather than on your machine?
not verified
✓
Local sandbox
Does it sandbox what agents can do locally?
yes
?
Headless / API
Can you run it from scripts, CI, or your own code?
not verified
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