Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Cursor
Cursor clearly comes out ahead of Zed on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $10/mo for Zed and $20/mo for Cursor.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | Zed Industries | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | easy |
| Integration | - | low |
| Trending | Stable | Hot |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | Development |
| Categories | ai-codingdeveloper-toolsai-chatbot | developer-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Cursor
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| Feature | zed | cursor |
|---|---|---|
| $5 Of Tokens Included | ||
| 20X Usage On All Openai, Claude, Gemini Models | ||
| 2,000 Accepted Edit Predictions | ||
| 3X Usage On All Openai, Claude, Gemini Models | ||
| Fast Performance | ||
| Access To Frontier Models | ||
| Multiplayer Collaboration | ||
| Ai Code Tracking Api And Audit Logs | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Centralized Team Billing | ||
| Security & Data Privacy Guarantees | ||
| Cloud Agents | ||
| Shared Billing | ||
| Extended Limits On Agent | ||
| Sso | ||
| Granular Admin And Model Controls | ||
| Unlimited Edit Predictions | ||
| Invoice/Po Billing | ||
| Unlimited Use With Your Api Keys Or External Agents | ||
| Limited Agent Requests | ||
| Usage Analytics | ||
| Limited Tab Completions | ||
| Weekly Releases | ||
| Mcps, Skills, And Hooks | ||
| No Credit Card Required | ||
| Org-Wide Privacy Mode Controls | ||
| Pooled Usage | ||
| Priority Access To New Features | ||
| Priority Support And Account Management | ||
| Role-Based Access Control |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Cursor comes out ahead overall, though Zed can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Zed's paid plans start at $10/mo and Cursor's start at $20/mo, so Zed is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Zed and Cursor offer a free tier.
Zed scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Zed is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
