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Pick up to four tools. Every cell comes from the YAML in the repo, with the date the pricing was last checked on the last row.
 Kiro |  Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Zed Industries |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS | 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 | Contact sales | $30/user/mo |
| Included usage | 1,000 credits/mo Pro | $5/mo Pro |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, API list price +10% |
| Part of a plan | — | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, MiniMax, Zhipu, DeepSeek, Alibaba | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | No BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |