- Added an optional model parameter to spawnagent to choose a model for that spawn instead of using the configured subagent model or inheriting the parent model, with the active model shown in its…
- Added BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol with an OpenAI API key. (#64968; thanks ktKongTong)
- Added Grok 4.7 to the SuperGrok and xAI providers and made it their recommended default. (#64567; thanks raphaelluethy)
- Added the agent.threadssidebar.autoopen setting to control whether opening a folder in an existing window also opens the Threads Sidebar. (#64259, #64395; thanks jackhwalters and joshkent94)
- Added support for "..." in editpredictions.disabledglobs and editpredictionsdisabledin so settings can extend inherited edit prediction exclusions and scopes. (#64540, #64546; thanks porada)
- Enabled compaction for subagents. (#64135)
Zed by Zed Industries
Pulse Score
59 / 100
Rank #19 of 157
GitHub stars
91.3K
about +54 a day
Website rank (Tranco)
#17,570
zed.dev
Latest release
1.22.0
6d ago · 5 in 30 days
Price
Free + $10/mo
checked Oct 6, 2026
Overview
High-performance open-source code editor written in Rust, with multiplayer editing, an agent panel, edit predictions and support for external agents through the Agent Client Protocol. Version 1.0 shipped in April 2026.
The GitHub repository has 91.3K stars, 1,784 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.22.0, published Sep 30, 2026; there were 5 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 91 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-04: Zed 1.0 released.
- 2026-08-12: Introduced Delta, a multiplayer environment for coding with agents (public beta 2026-09-16).
Zed usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: zed.csv
Install Zed
| Homebrew | brew install --cask zed |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Zed Industries |
|---|---|
| Type | AI-capable code editor |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Interfaces | Desktop IDE |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Models | Zed-hosted models (a GPT-6 Luna trial is offered) plus your own API keys (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and others) and external agents such as Claude Agent and Codex CLI. |
| Local models | Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp and other local OpenAI-compatible servers (docs) |
| Bring your own API key | Yes |
| Main language | Rust |
| Open issues and PRs | 3,068 |
| Homebrew installs | 4,155 in 30 days · 111,120 in a year |
Pricing
Personal $0 (2,000 accepted edit predictions; unlimited with your own API keys or external agents); Pro $10/mo (unlimited edit predictions, $5 of tokens included, usage billing beyond); Business $30/seat/mo.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption58
Community82
Attention43
Momentum51
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
What changed: recent Zed releases
23 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- Added SuperGrok sign-in so SuperGrok subscribers can use Grok models in the Agent Panel. (#63248; thanks thibaudgg)
- Added the agent.preventidlesleep setting, enabled by default, to prevent idle system sleep while agent threads are running. (#53130; thanks cppcoffee)
- Added support for DeepSeek Flash 4.1. (#64014; thanks cppcoffee)
- Added the agent.threadssidebardefaultwidth setting to configure the width of the Threads Sidebar. (#62883; thanks porada)
- Added the agent: rename selected thread action for renaming the active Terminal Thread from the Agent Panel. (#63660; thanks mauriciord)
- Added BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 with an Anthropic API key. (#64627)
- Fixed payment errors from non-Zed model providers incorrectly prompting users to upgrade to Zed Pro instead of displaying the original provider error message. (#64354)
- Fixed different snippet extensions for the same language cancel each other (#64314)
- Added the onnewwindow setting to choose whether new windows show the Launchpad (launchpad, the default) or an empty untitled buffer (emptytab). (#63522; thanks albertbogusz)
- Fixed ctrl-tab jumping to random documents when the mouse moved during a quick tab switch. (#52671; thanks OmChillure)
- Fixed a crash in editor: rotate selections forward and editor: rotate selections backward when using cursors on nonconsecutive lines. (#63937; thanks timvermeulen)
- Fixed language servers from other projects appearing in the LSP Logs view and their statuses showing in unrelated windows' status bars. (#61221; thanks aviatesk)
- Fixed layout issues in the Settings UI for recently created GitHub accounts. (#63630; thanks tidely)
- Fixed "View File History" when run from a diff view. (#63539; thanks albertbogusz)
- Added automatic language detection for untitled buffers. (#61412; thanks amtoaer)
- Added support for rendering LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages from language servers. (#61030; thanks aviatesk)
- Fixed searching for full SHA-256 commit hashes in the Git Graph. (#63371; thanks albertbogusz)
- Added support for effort-based reasoning when using OpenRouter models. (#61308; thanks codello)
- Added support for renaming Terminal Threads from the Threads Sidebar. (#63494)
- Added a button to cancel ChatGPT Subscription setup. (#63627)
- Fixed AltGr / diacritic input being swallowed by the integrated terminal on Windows. (#63763)
- Fixed goToDefinition opening out-of-worktree entries (#63757)
- Fixed dev container environment variables being logged in full (#63735)
- Fixed OpenCode Go requests that could fail when Zed omitted the session header. (#63715)
Zed alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
CursorAnysphere (owned by SpaceX) |
71 | — | — | — | — | 33.3K+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 9 |
GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft) |
70 | — | — | — | 78.6M | — | — | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 28 |
WarpWarp |
54 | — | — | — | — | 65.4K+25/day | 0.2026.06.03.…4mo ago | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 36 |
JunieJetBrains |
51 | 318 | down 58.6% | — | — | 469+1/day | 3651.1yesterday | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 44 |
Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Web Services |
49 | — | — | — | 1.9M | 51 | 2.8.05d ago | Free + $19/mo | ||
| 45 |
KiroAmazon Web Services |
48 | — | — | — | — | 4,353+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
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Zed FAQ
How much does Zed cost?
Personal $0 (2,000 accepted edit predictions; unlimited with your own API keys or external agents); Pro $10/mo (unlimited edit predictions, $5 of tokens included, usage billing beyond); Business $30/seat/mo.
Is Zed open source?
Yes. Zed is open source, released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.
How popular is Zed?
The GitHub repository has 91.3K stars, 1,784 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.22.0, published Sep 30, 2026; there were 5 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 91 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What is the latest version of Zed?
The latest stable release we track is 1.22.0, published on Sep 30, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Zed?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Warp, Junie.
Where these numbers come from
GitHub: zed-industries/zed. Homebrew: zed. Wikipedia: Zed (text editor). Site rank: zed.dev on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: zed.dev, github.com, en.wikipedia.org, formulae.brew.sh.