Week 45
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Verified
ToolMarketCap
TraeAI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
23/100

Desktop editor vs desktop editor

2Verified differences3Shared2Not yet verified
ZedZed Industries · AI code editors
Entry price
$10/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
30/100

Trae vs Zed

2Verified differences2Pricing differences1Trae · verified changes 30d0Zed · verified changes 30d
Entry priceZed starts $10 lower: Trae $20/mo, Zed $10/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryShared delivery: Desktop editor.
Last 30 daysTrae logged 1 verified change, Zed 0 verified changes.
Evidence5 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for Zed and 1 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Trae and Zed: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionTraeZed
Entry price$20/mo$10/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedYes
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)Not yet verifiedNo
Switch from TraeSwitch from ZedAdd Trae to a stackAdd Zed to a stack

Where they differ

2
Business model
TraeSubscription — Free, Pro, Pro+, and Ultra plans with monthly usage allowances
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: Pro "$20 usage / month", Pro+ "$60 usage / month (3× Pro)", Ultra "$200 usage / month (10× Pro)".

https://www.trae.ai/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 ↗
Enterprise
TraeCustom pricing — contact sales for enterprise solutions through BytePlus
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: "Looking for enterprise solutions? Contact us via BytePlus".

https://www.trae.ai/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
TraeFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Free$0/mo
Pro$20/mo
Pro+$60/mo
Ultra$200/mo
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page
https://www.trae.ai/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

3Toggle
Delivery
TraeDesktop editor — the TraeCode IDE, plus TraeWork cloud tasks and mobile apps
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official download center

trae.ai/download lists TraeCode (desktop IDE), TraeWork ("You define the task, and AI handles the rest"), and mobile apps.

https://www.trae.ai/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
TraemacOS, Windows, Linux
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official download center

trae.ai/download, TraeCode: "macOS 12.0+", "Windows 10, 11", ".deb / .rpm".

https://www.trae.ai/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 ↗
Free tier
TraeYes — Free plan, Auto mode only with limited usage
trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official pricing page

trae.ai/pricing: Free "$0", "Auto mode only", "Limited usage", "Limited Autocomplete".

https://www.trae.ai/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

2
Editor integrations
TraeNot yet verified
ZedNot yet verified
Single sign-on
TraeNot yet verified
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 ↗

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Traedocs.trae.ai/ide/what-is-trae
docs.trae.ai
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Trae — official documentation

Trae's documentation, linked from trae.ai.

https://docs.trae.ai/ide/what-is-trae ↗
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
TraeNot yet verified
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
TraeNot 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 Trae and Zed, side by side
ReadingTraeZed
Verified changes1 in 30 days · 1 in 90 days · AI code editors median 20 in 30 days · 2 in 90 days · AI code editors median 2
Last verified change8 Oct 2026 · 29 days ago30 Sept 2026 · 37 days ago
Activity · 90 days23 · below 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 record4 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $203 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $10
Comparable facts5 of 7 verified6 of 7 verified

Trae · latest 3

  1. Release

    TRAE 3.6 launches the Agent window for multi-agent work

    TRAE v3.6.0 adds an agent-centric workspace for orchestrating multiple agents across projects, with cloud tasks and scheduled tasks.

    docs.trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026
    TRAE — changelog
    https://docs.trae.ai/ide/changelog ↗
  2. Rebrand

    TRAE SOLO is renamed TRAE Work

    Trae renamed SOLO to TRAE Work, positioning it as an AI workspace for all professional roles across desktop, web and mobile.

    trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 9 Jun 2026
    TRAE — blog
    https://www.trae.ai/blog/trae_work_0609 ↗
  3. Pricing

    Trae moves to token-based pricing from February 24, 2026

    Trae announced a switch to token-based pricing effective February 24, 2026, with on-demand usage billed at API rates beyond plan allowances.

    trae.ai
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Feb 2026
    TRAE — blog
    https://www.trae.ai/blog/trae_membership_0213 ↗

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 ↗

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Compared using 16 verified facts · oldest record verified 2 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.