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Warp vs. Zed

At a glance

At a glance

Warp

Best for

Best for developers who want an AI coding agent and their terminal in one place.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Zed

Best for

Best for developers who want a fast, native, open-source editor with agentic AI and the option to bring their own model keys.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion Warp Zed
Starting price Free tier; Build $20 / month $18 per month billed annually. Max $200 per month, Business $50 per user per month, Enterprise custom. lower value Free; Pro $10 / month Business $30 per seat per month. Pro includes $5 of monthly AI token credits, with hosted model usage billed by token beyond that.
Free trial Free tier Free plan (Personal)
Commercial use Yes Yes
Output Agentic coding and command execution in the terminal Agentic, multi-file AI editing in a native editor
API Agent CLI N/A
Where it runs Desktop terminal for macOS, Linux and Windows, plus an Agent CLI Its own native editor for macOS, Linux and Windows
Inline completions No inline editor completions; agents work beside the shell in the terminal Yes, edit prediction, with 2,000 accepted predictions on the free plan and unlimited on Pro
Agent mode Yes, coding agents alongside the shell, with dedicated code review and refactor/migration agents Yes, an agentic mode for multi-file edits
Model choice Yes, multiple providers including OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, LiteLLM and OpenRouter Yes, Zed-hosted models or your own API keys from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Amazon Bedrock and others
Data control Self-host or Warp-host with data ownership; bring your own inference provider Bring your own API keys so requests go straight to your provider; Business adds organization data governance
Ecosystem fit Terminal-first; the Agent CLI is scriptable and runs in any terminal Native editor built for speed, with multiplayer collaboration
Deployment Cloud (SaaS) Not stated
Support Not stated Community forum
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Warp Free tier; Build $20 / month Zed Free; Pro $10 / month
  • Free trial Warp Free tier Zed Free plan (Personal)
  • Output Warp Agentic coding and command execution in the terminal Zed Agentic, multi-file AI editing in a native editor
  • API Warp Agent CLI Zed N/A
  • Where it runs Warp Desktop terminal for macOS, Linux and Windows, plus an Agent CLI Zed Its own native editor for macOS, Linux and Windows

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Warp

Strengths

  • Coding agents and shell in one terminal
  • Multiple model providers
  • Cross-platform: macOS, Linux and Windows

Limitations

  • Terminal-based workflow, not an in-editor experience
  • Agent usage is metered by credits

Zed

Strengths

  • Fast, native, open-source editor
  • Agentic AI editing with a free plan and a bring-your-own-key option
  • Model choice across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and more

Limitations

  • Younger ecosystem than established IDEs
  • Hosted AI beyond the included credit is billed by token

Plans

Pricing

Warp

  • Free $0
  • Build $20 Per month, or $18 billed annually. 1,500 agent credits.
  • Max $200 Per month, or $180 billed annually. 18,000 agent credits.
  • Business $50 Per user per month, or $45 billed annually. Up to 25 seats.
  • Enterprise Custom Unlimited seats and advanced governance.
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Zed

  • Personal $0 Free forever. 2,000 accepted edit predictions, or unlimited with your own API keys.
  • Pro $10 Per month. Unlimited edit predictions and $5 of monthly AI token credits; hosted model usage billed by token beyond that.
  • Business $30 Per seat per month. Adds organization AI policies and data governance.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Warp

Ease of use
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Zed

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
Not rated yet
Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
Not rated yet
Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Warp https://www.warp.dev · no check date recorded yet

Zed https://zed.dev · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.