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Zed
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Open Rust editor with first-class agent panels.
Zed is a fast, open-source code editor written in Rust. Agent and edit-prediction features are built in, with BYOK and Zed-hosted options depending on the plan. It is an editor that grew agents, not an agent that grew an editor.
- Model independence
- Multi-model
- Deployment
- Cloud, Self-hosted
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- GPL-3.0 (editor); proprietary cloud AI services
- Pricing model
- Mixed
- Added / updated
- 19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026
Editorial take
Zed is the editor listing. The agent panel is real and the core is open; billed AI still talks to Zed’s backend unless you bring keys. Use it as a place humans and agents edit, not as orchestration. GPL on the client does not make the cloud agent open — same split as Warp.
Strengths
- Serious open editor with native agent UI, not a VS Code fork.
- BYOK paths documented alongside hosted models.
- Fast enough that people will actually leave VS Code for it.
Limitations
- No sandbox fleet or issue-to-PR product.
- Cloud AI services are not GPL.
- Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code.