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Zed vs Cursor
A side-by-side breakdown of pricing, features, integrations and ratings.
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Best for price
Tie
Same starting price
Best for features
Tie
4 key features
Easiest to use
Zed
Fewest reported drawbacks
Highest rated
Cursor
4.8/5 stars
Our overall recommendation
Cursor
The AI code editor — wins on rating.
ZedCursor
Best for
Growing teamsGrowing teamsRating
4.64.8Starting price
$20/mo$20/moPricing model
freemiumfreemiumLaunched
20232023Platforms
macOS
Linux
Windows
macOS
Windows
Linux
AI models
Claude
GPT
Claude
GPT
Cursor
Integrations
GitHub Copilot
GitHub
MCP servers
Key features
- GPU-accelerated
- Multiplayer
- AI panel
- Agent
- Tab autocomplete
- Composer
- Background agents
- MCP support
Pros
- Blazing fast
- Beautiful UI
- Best-in-class autocomplete
- Composer is excellent
- VS Code compatible
Cons
- Smaller extension ecosystem
- Premium requests are limited
- Some lock-in to Cursor models