Zed
Very fast open source editor with built-in AI agents.
Free planOpen sourceRuns on your PC
- Best for
- Speed lovers who want AI
- On your PC
- Some setup
- Works on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
What’s good
- Opens and types noticeably faster than VS Code
- Runs Claude Code, Codex and others inside it
- Ollama and LM Studio supported for local models
Downsides
- Pro includes only $5 of AI use a month
- Fewer extensions than VS Code
The details.
- Version
- v1.27.0Released 2026-11-04
- Open source
- Yes, GPL-3.0-or-later
- Made by
- Zed Industries
- Website
- zed.dev
Should you use it?
It is #10 of 12. Good for speed lovers who want ai; for most people, Claude Code is the better start.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Some setup: download a model inside an app.
Use Zed with Ollama or LM Studio.
- You need
- 24 GB graphics card or 32 GB Mac for a good local model
- Setup
- Some setupDownload a model inside an app
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBToo small
- Mac, 32 GBRuns
- Mac, 64 GB+Runs
- PC, 8 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 12 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 16 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 24 GB GPURuns
- WorkstationRuns