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