Zed
High-performance collaborative editor with built-in agents.
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Zed vs GitHub Copilot
Zed (Zed Industries) and GitHub Copilot (GitHub) both sit in Coding. Zed is the cheaper entry point at Free editor, usage-based agent. GitHub Copilot shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (7 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Zed Zed Industries | GitHub Copilot GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | 0.19x | September 2026 releases |
| Entry cost | Free editor, usage-based agent | Free tier · from $10/mo |
| Pricing tiers | — | Free free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 |
| Model stack | Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Zeta | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Claude 5 · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Haiku 5.5 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Claude Opus 4.7 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Opus 5.5 · Claude Sonnet 4 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · Gemini 4 Argon · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · GPT-6 Luna · GPT-6 Sol · GPT-6.1 Sol · GPT-6.1 Terra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.5 Raptor mini · Grok 4.6 · Grok 4.7 · Kimi K2.7 Code · Kimi K3 · MAI-Code-1.1-Flash |
| Context window | — | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 7 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Agent panel, Multiplayer editing, Edit prediction | Inline completion, Agent mode, Code review, Copilot Workspace, MCP support, Code completions, Next edit suggestions, Chat |
GitHub Copilot
Inline completion, chat, code review and coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains and github.com.
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