Cursor vs Zed

CursorView

ZedView

MLX Score

3.3

4.2

What it is

AI code editor with an agent that plans and edits across files, plus a terminal CLI and an iPhone app.

Fast open-source code editor with built-in AI: edit predictions, an agent panel and external agents such as Codex.

Maker

Anysphere

Zed Industries

Kind

Mac app · Coding

Price

Free · from $8/mo

Free · from $10/mo

Your data

Runs in the cloud

On your Mac or in the cloud

Licence

Proprietary

GPL-3.0-or-later

Mac

macOS 12+

macOS 10.15+

iPhone

iOS 26.0+

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Get it

Homebrew, Terminal, Website, iPhone & iPad App Store

Homebrew, Website

Checked

2026-11-01

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