---
tool: "Zed"
slug: "zed"
category: "Developer & Infrastructure"
pricing_model: "Per Seat"
pricing_transparency: "Public"
entry_price_monthly: 10
entry_price_annual: 10
annual_discount_pct: 20
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: false
free_trial_days: null
enterprise_pricing_available: false
number_of_plans: null
key_limit_metric: null
last_checked_date: "2026-09-20"
last_manually_verified: "2026-09-20"
verification_status: "Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://zed.dev/pricing"
vendor_website: "https://zed.dev"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/zed
---

# Zed pricing

Open-source, high-performance code editor with AI features built in. Written in Rust with GPU-accelerated UI. Zed core is free and open source; Zed Pro adds premium AI models + higher usage limits at $20/user/mo. Business plan at $50/user/mo adds team features. Positioned as the fast-native alternative to Electron-based editors (Cursor, VS Code) for developers who care about performance.

## Current entry price

**$10/month** billed monthly. **$10/month** billed annually (save 20%).

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal | $0 | $0 | free forever, 2,000 accepted edit predictions, BYOK for Claude/Codex/other external agents |
| Pro | $10 | $10 | per month, unlimited edit predictions + $5 of tokens included, usage-based billing beyond $5 |
| Business | $30 | $30 | per seat/mo, org-wide AI model policies, data governance, RBAC, unified spend visibility (order forms at 25+ seats) |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Per Seat
- **Key limit metric:** Not specified
- **Free plan:** No
- **Free trial:** No separate trial
- **Enterprise pricing:** Not offered
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-09-20
- **Last manual verification:** 2026-09-20
- **Verification status:** Verified
- **Source:** https://zed.dev/pricing

## Recommendation

In other words, Zed is worth it for developers who want a fast-native code editor that feels sub-16ms on every action, with AI features that don't slow it down. Free tier is a real editor (not a demo); Pro at $20/user/mo unlocks Claude Opus and other premium models. Business ($50/user/mo) adds team collaboration and shared prompts. Downside: smaller ecosystem than VS Code (fewer extensions), and the AI Agent capabilities lag Cursor's Composer.

## Alternative to consider

Want the biggest ecosystem of extensions? VS Code or Cursor. Need full autonomous agent capabilities? Cursor Composer or Windsurf Cascade. Only care about AI, not editor performance? Cursor.

## Vendor context

2026-09-20 MANUAL VERIFY against zed.dev/pricing (screenshot). Confirmed live prices: Personal free forever; Pro $10/mo (unlimited edit predictions + $5 tokens included, usage-based beyond); Business $30/seat/mo (org-wide policies, RBAC, unified spend). No annual billing toggle visible on the pricing page. Free trial available on Pro. Previous stored figures (Pro $20 / Business $50) were 100% and 67% too high respectively — corrected. Verification Status upgraded from Under Investigation to Verified based on direct source check.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/zed](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/zed). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*