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Verified
ToolMarketCap
CursorAnysphere · AI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
74/100

Desktop editor vs desktop editor

2Verified differences4Shared1Not yet verified
ZedZed Industries · AI code editors
Entry price
$10/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
30/100

Cursor vs Zed

2Verified differences1Pricing differences2Cursor · verified changes 30d0Zed · verified changes 30d
Entry priceZed starts $10 lower: Cursor $20/mo, Zed $10/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryShared delivery: Desktop editor.
Last 30 daysCursor logged 2 verified changes, Zed 0 verified changes.
Evidence6 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Cursor and Zed: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionCursorZed
Entry price$20/mo$10/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedYes
Self-hostingNoNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesNo
Switch from CursorSwitch from ZedAdd Cursor to a stackAdd Zed to a stack

Where they differ

2
Single sign-on
CursorTeam tier and above — SAML/OIDC SSO on Teams
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists "SAML/OIDC SSO" among the Teams plan features ("Everything on Individual, plus").

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
ZedNot available — SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official pricing page

zed.dev/pricing FAQ: "SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned but not currently available."

https://zed.dev/pricing ↗
Enterprise
CursorCustom pricing — pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM, audit logs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Enterprise "For scaled organizations", Custom, with pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM seat management, and audit logs and service accounts.

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
ZedBusiness plan — org-wide AI and data-sharing controls, unified billing; order forms at 25+ seats
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official pricing page

zed.dev/pricing: Business adds "org-wide controls over AI features, data sharing policies, and unified billing across every seat"; "Order form contracts are available at 25+ seats".

https://zed.dev/pricing ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
CursorFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Hobby$0/mo
Pro$20/mo
Teams (per user)$40/mo
Pro+$60/mo
Ultra$200/mo
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page
https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
ZedFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$10/mo
Personal$0/mo
Pro$10/mo
Business (per seat)$30/mo
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official pricing page
https://zed.dev/pricing ↗

Where they match

4Toggle
Delivery
CursorDesktop editor — plus a terminal CLI and cloud agents started from the web
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

cursor.com/download presents three surfaces: Desktop ("an agent-first experience, with all the best parts of the editor"), Terminal ("Run agents in any terminal or script", installed via curl https://cursor.com/install), and Web ("Kick off agents in the cloud from your browser, phone, or tools like Slack, GitHub, and Linear").

https://cursor.com/download ↗
ZedDesktop editor — native, written in Rust, with agents that run inside the editor
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official site

zed.dev: "Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI." "Written from scratch in Rust" and "Run agents in parallel".

https://zed.dev ↗
Platforms
CursormacOS, Windows, Linux
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

Re-verified: cursor.com/download states "The Cursor desktop app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux" and lists Mac, Windows (x64/ARM64), and Linux (.deb, RPM, AppImage) builds.

https://cursor.com/download ↗
ZedmacOS, Windows, Linux
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official download page

zed.dev/download offers macOS (Apple Silicon), Windows (Intel/AMD), and a Linux install script.

https://zed.dev/download ↗
Business model
CursorFreemium — a free Hobby tier, plus paid individual and team offerings, with Enterprise also available.
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

Re-verified: cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby (Free), Individual (Pro, Pro+, Ultra), Teams, and Enterprise (Custom).

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
ZedFreemium — free Personal plan, Pro with usage billed beyond $5 of included tokens, and Business seats
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official pricing page

zed.dev/pricing: Pro "$10 per month", "$5 of tokens included", "Usage-based billing beyond $5"; Business "$30 per seat, per month".

https://zed.dev/pricing ↗
Free tier
CursorYes — Hobby plan, limited Agent requests, no credit card required
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby "For the tinkerer", Free, including "No credit card required" and "Limited Agent requests".

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
ZedYes — Personal plan, free forever, with your own keys or external agents
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official pricing page

zed.dev/pricing: "$0 … Free forever." "Our Personal plan is for users who want a best-in-class code editor without AI capabilities, or for users who prefer to use their own keys/external agents."

https://zed.dev/pricing ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

1
Editor integrations
CursorNot yet verified
ZedNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Cursorcursor.com/docs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official documentation

Re-verified: https://cursor.com/docs returned HTTP 200 with Cursor's documentation.

https://cursor.com/docs ↗
Zedzed.dev/docs
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — official documentation

Zed's documentation, linked as Docs from zed.dev.

https://zed.dev/docs ↗
Changelog
Cursorcursor.com/changelog
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official changelog

https://cursor.com/changelog returned HTTP 200 with dated release notes (latest entry Sep 23, 2026).

https://cursor.com/changelog ↗
Zedzed.dev/releases/stable
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Zed — stable release notes

Zed's stable release notes, linked as the changelog from zed.dev/download.

https://zed.dev/releases/stable ↗
Source repository
CursorNot yet verified
Zedgithub.com/zed-industries/zed
zed.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 31 Oct 2026
Zed — official site

zed.dev "Clone source" links to github.com/zed-industries/zed.

https://zed.dev ↗

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Cursor and Zed, side by side
ReadingCursorZed
Verified changes2 in 30 days · 9 in 90 days · AI code editors median 20 in 30 days · 2 in 90 days · AI code editors median 2
Last verified change20 Oct 2026 · 17 days ago30 Sept 2026 · 37 days ago
Activity · 90 days74 · above the AI code editors median of 6430 · below the AI code editors median of 64
Latest list-price moveNone observedPro: $20 → $10/mo, billed monthly · 2 Oct 2025
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $203 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $10
Comparable facts6 of 7 verified6 of 7 verified

Cursor · latest 3

  1. Release

    Cursor's Agent SDK becomes generally available

    The Agent SDK lets teams define an agent as a folder of code, test it with evals, and deploy it to Cursor or their own infrastructure.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 20 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/agent-sdk ↗
  2. Release

    Cursor opens the Origin App Marketplace to public submissions

    Origin integrates with over 20 apps for deployments, CI, code review, security, monitoring and project management, and the marketplace opens to public submissions.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-app-marketplace ↗
  3. Platform

    Cursor's iOS app can remotely control local agents

    Remote Control lets users see and reply to agents running on their own computer from the Cursor iOS app; it is on by default except for Enterprise organizations.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 6 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/remote-control-local-agents ↗

Zed · latest 3

  1. Release

    Zed 1.22 adds model choice for subagents and BYOK for GPT-6.1 Sol

    This week's release adds BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol, on-the-fly model selection for new subagents, and automatic subagent compaction.

    zed.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 30 Sept 2026
    Zed — stable release notes
    https://zed.dev/releases/stable/1.22.0 ↗
  2. Release

    Zed 1.21 adds BYOK for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 models

    Adds BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, a language server command picker, and a setting that keeps the system awake during long agent turns.

    zed.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026
    Zed — stable release notes
    https://zed.dev/releases/stable/1.21.0 ↗
  3. Plans

    Zed launches Zed for Business at $30 per seat

    Zed introduced a business plan with org-wide privacy controls and admin controls, generally available at $30 per seat per month.

    zed.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 6 May 2026
    Zed — blog
    https://zed.dev/blog/zed-for-business ↗

Keep comparing

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CursorFull record →ZedFull record →Cursor alternatives→Zed alternatives→Cursor pricing5 plansZed pricing3 plans
Compared using 19 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.