Zed pricing & plans
Zed offers 4 fixed-price plans we track. Each is scored by Value× — the API-equivalent compute it unlocks per dollar — so you can see which Zed plan stretches your budget furthest.
Key facts
- Zed's paid plans run from Pro at $10/mo to Business at $30/mo (as of October 6, 2026).
- Best value: Pro at $10/mo unlocks an estimated $5/mo of API-equivalent usage — a Value× of 0.5×.
- Zed has a free plan (Personal — Free editor, bring your own AI).
- Zed plans include access to Any model via your own API keys / external agents, Claude Fable 5.1 (Anthropic), Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic).
| Plan | Price/mo | Est. value/mo | Value× | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $10 | $5 | 0.5× | See plan → |
| Business | $30 | $0 | 0.0× | See plan → |
| Personal | Free | $0 | — | See plan → |
| Student | Free | $10 | — | See plan → |
About Zed pricing
Zed is an open-source, high-performance code editor. AI on paid plans uses Zed-hosted models billed at the provider's API list price +10%; you can also bring your own API keys (Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Deepseek, Google AI, LM Studio, Mistral, Ollama, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel, and more) or use external agents on any tier, including free Personal. Edit Predictions use Zed's own Zeta model. Prices are monthly only — no annual discount. Only Pro bundles an included token credit ($5/mo); on Business (and beyond Pro's credit) usage is pure passthrough. The Pro trial is 14 days with $5 of GPT-6 Luna usage only (balance shared with Zed's Delta product; auto-converts to Zed Free). A Student plan (free Pro for 1 year, $10/mo credits, excludes Claude Fable/Opus, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.5 pro, GPT-5.4 pro) exists via zed.dev/education and the plans docs. Hosted catalog re-verified 2026-10-01 (zed.dev/docs/account/zed-hosted-models): Claude Fable 5.1/5, Opus 5.5/5/4.8/4.7/4.6/4.5, Sonnet 5.5/5/4.6/4.5, Haiku 4.5, GPT-6 Astra/Sol/Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, GPT-5.5 pro/5.5, GPT-5.4 pro/5.4, GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.2/5.2-Codex, GPT-5 mini/nano, Gemini 3.1 Pro (capped at 200k) / 3.5 Flash / 3 Flash; hosted xAI models were removed May 15, 2026. Re-verified 2026-10-06 on zed.dev/pricing: Personal $0, Pro $10/mo ($5 of tokens included), Business $30/seat/mo — all unchanged.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Zed cost per month?
As of October 6, 2026, Zed's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $10/mo, with 3 more plans above it.
What is the best-value Zed plan?
Pro at $10/mo delivers the most value per dollar: an estimated $5/mo of API-equivalent usage, a Value× of 0.5× (as of October 6, 2026).
Does Zed have a free plan?
Yes — Zed's Personal plan is free, though usage is limited compared to paid plans (as of October 6, 2026).
Which models are included in Zed plans?
Zed plans include access to Any model via your own API keys / external agents, Claude Fable 5.1 (Anthropic), Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic), Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Anthropic), among others (as of October 6, 2026).
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