Cursor vs Zed
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool
Cursor
AI-first code editorZed
High-performance code editor with AICategory
Coding Assistants
Coding Assistants
Pricing
freemium
freemium
Key Features
- AI code generation
- Codebase understanding
- Multi-file edits
- Chat with code
- Tab completion
- Composer
- Fast performance
- Collaboration
- AI assistant
- Rust-built
- Clean design
About Cursor
Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep AI integration for code generation, editing, and understanding. Built for AI-native development workflows.
About Zed
Zed is a lightning-fast code editor built for collaboration with AI assistant integration.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Cursor if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: AI code generation
- You value: Codebase understanding
Choose Zed if:
- You prefer a freemium model
- You need: Fast performance
- You value: Collaboration