Pricing Plans (2026)
Personal (Free) Free
Free
- Full code editor, no subscription required
- Limited Edit Predictions (no unlimited)
- Bring your own API keys for AI (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, etc.)
- No Zed-hosted models included
- No authentication required
Pro Popular
$10/per user/month
- All Zed-hosted AI models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.)
- Unlimited Edit Predictions (Zeta2)
- $5/month included token credit
- Additional usage billed at provider list price +10%
- 14-day trial with $20 credit
- Spend cap controls
- Parallel agentic AI workflows
Student Free
Free
- All Zed Pro features
- Unlimited Edit Predictions
- All hosted AI models except Claude Opus
- $10/month in token credits
- Available free for one year to verified university students
Business
$30/per seat/month
- All Pro features for every member seat
- Org-wide AI model policies and data governance
- Role-based access controls
- Unified billing and spend visibility
- Unlimited Edit Predictions org-wide
- Order form contracts available at 25+ seats
- No fixed LLM credit allotment per seat (usage billed separately)
Special Perks & Discounts
- Open-source editor (GPL-licensed)
- Bring your own API keys supported (Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini, Ollama, OpenRouter, etc.)
- Agent Client Protocol (ACP) — connect external agents like Claude Code directly into Zed UI
- Open-weight Zeta2 edit-prediction model
- GPU-accelerated performance written in Rust
Verdict
Best-value AI code editor in 2026. At $10/month for Pro — half the price of Cursor — Zed delivers comparable agentic AI capabilities with a genuinely free personal tier and a standout student plan.
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Zed AI — Frequently asked
Does Zed AI have a free tier?
Yes — Zed AI offers a free tier you can use without paying.
How much does Zed AI cost?
Zed AI paid plans start at $10/month — see the full breakdown above.
Are there discounts or perks for Zed AI?
Open-source editor (GPL-licensed)
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