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 Cursor |  Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Anysphere | Zed Industries |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | GPL-3.0-or-later AND AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 Open source |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $10/mo |
| Team seat | $40/user/mo | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | $20/mo Pro | $5/mo Pro |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, API list price | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Vendor models | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI |
| Runs inside | cmux, Conductor, dmux, Emdash, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Orca, Paseo, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Warp | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-23 |