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Cursor vs Zed
A side-by-side comparison of Cursor and Zed.
| Visit website | Visit website | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | AI code editor built on VS Code, with agents and multi-line autocomplete | Fast, collaborative open source code editor written in Rust |
| Pricing | FreemiumProprietary | FreemiumOpen source(GPL-3.0) |
| Developer | Anysphere | Zed Industries |
| Ratings | — | 91.6Kstars |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | ||
| Mac | ||
| Linux | ||
| Features | ||
| Autonomous coding agent | ||
| Chat with your codebase | ||
| Code completion | ||
| Extensions marketplace | ||
| Terminal integration | ||
| AI assistant | ||
| Git integration | ||
| Real-time collaboration | ||
| Remote development | ||
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