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GILD Review

GILD's call and the buying facts behind it.

From GILD research

Should we adopt Zed?

Should your team move its AI coding into Zed, or stay with Cursor or VS Code and Copilot?

30-Second TakePick Zed if your engineers want one fast editor for the Zed Agent, Claude Code and Codex.
Best fitTeams that want one fast editor where engineers choose between the Zed Agent and Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI, on their own keys or Zed's hosted models.GILD Review
Consider another workflowIf engineers depend on tab completion or want one vendor's deepest agent features, Cursor fits better. Teams settled on VS Code or JetBrains IDEs can add GitHub Copilot or Junie where they are.GILD Review

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GILD analysis

Zed Review

Zed is a fast native editor whose Agent Panel runs Zed's own agent and hosts Claude Code, Codex, and other agents through ACP, so engineers keep their agent and their model keys. Public accounts report that external agents lose features inside Zed and that Cursor's tab completion stays ahead. Move teams that want one editor for many agents, and pilot completion before moving Cursor users.

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The decision

Best fit: Teams that want one fast editor where engineers choose between the Zed Agent and Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI, on their own keys or Zed's hosted models.
Consider another workflow: If engineers depend on tab completion or want one vendor's deepest agent features, Cursor fits better. Teams settled on VS Code or JetBrains IDEs can add GitHub Copilot or Junie where they are.
Adoption condition: Decide which agents and model paths are allowed, write tool permission rules, and confirm each external agent keeps the commands your engineers use before the move.

Basis: Zed documentation checked Oct 25, 2026, and GILD's coding of 86 public accounts. We ran no performance benchmark.

Buying & deployment factsWhat engineering leaders should verify before a broader rollout.

How you buy it

US$10

A month for Pro, with unlimited edit predictions and US$5 of tokens. The editor itself is free.

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Details

The editor is free on the Personal plan with your own keys or external agents. Pro is US$10 per month with unlimited edit predictions and US$5 of hosted tokens; Business is US$30 per seat per month, with order forms from 25 seats.

Cost drivers

List price plus 10%

For hosted tokens past Pro's allowance. Own keys and external agents bill via their providers.

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Details

Hosted model usage beyond Pro's US$5 bills at API list price plus 10%, with an optional spending cap. Business seats include no model credits. External agents and your own keys bill through their providers, and Zed charges nothing for them.

Where it runs

macOS, Windows, Linux

A native desktop app with SSH remote development, hosting ACP agents in its Agent Panel.

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Details

A native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with SSH remote development. The Agent Panel runs the Zed Agent and ACP agents such as Claude Agent, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Cursor.

What to verify

No SSO yet

SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned for Business. Panel features vary by external agent.

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Details

Business admins can restrict hosted models, turn off edit predictions, and lock data sharing; SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned and not yet available. History, checkpoints, and token usage display vary by external agent.