Zed vs Cursor
Zed is a native editor built for speed with agents added; Cursor is Electron-based with agents at the centre. Zed feels faster; Cursor does more.
Cursor
Free plan
Pick Cursor if…
You want the deeper AI feature set and the bigger extension ecosystem.
Side by side
| Zed | Cursor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Category | Code & Dev | Code & Dev |
| Best known for | Very fast native editor with agentic editing built in. | VS Code fork built around multi-file AI editing. |
| Tags | editor, fast, collaboration, open-source | ide, editor, multi-file |
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