AskCodi vs Zed
Zed uniquely has 6 features · AskCodi uniquely has 5 features.
| AskCodi | Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2021 |
| HQ | — | San Francisco, USA |
| AI model | Multiple — Claude (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus), OpenAI GPT, Google, Fireworks, xAI, open models (50+ models) | Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, and others via bring-your-own-key |
| User base | 400K+ | — |
| Platforms | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux (Desktop App) | macOS |
| Languages | 50+ models supporting all major programming languages | Most major programming languages via LSP and extensions |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | — | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes — free models included, 100K one-time tokens, custom agents and OpenAI-compatible API | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Starting price | $20/mo — Starter | $0/mo |
| Enterprise | — | Custom — order forms available at 25+ seats (contact sales@zed.dev) |
| Refund policy | Cancel or change plans anytime — no explicit refund window stated | — |
| All plans | Free$0Starter$20/moPro$100/moMax$200/mo | PersonalFreePro$10/moBusiness$30/seat/mo |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Individual developers and power users who want a local-first AI engineering team with multi-agent orchestration and BYOS (bring your own subscription) | Developers seeking a fast, AI-powered collaborative code editor |
| Differentiator | Local-first CTO agent that orchestrates a swarm of specialist AI engineers across parallel git worktrees using the cheapest suitable model per task, with bring-your-own-subscription support for Claude and OpenAI. | Next-generation code editor with built-in AI edit predictions and real-time collaboration |
| Competitors | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, Tabnine, Amazon CodeWhisperer | VS Code, Cursor, Neovim, JetBrains IDEs, Windsurf |
| Features | ||
| Data Governance Controls | — | ✓ |
| External Agent Support (Claude, Codex Cli) | — | ✓ |
| Org Wide AI Model Policies | — | ✓ |
| Role Based Access Controls | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited Edit Predictions (Pro+) | — | ✓ |
| Usage Based Billing | — | ✓ |
| Cli Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Completion | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Review | ✓ | ✓ |
| Codebase Indexing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debugging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Git Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| IDE Plugins | ✓ | ✕ |
| Multi Language Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Refactoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security Scanning | ✓ | — |
| Self Hosted Option | ✓ | ✕ |
| Team Features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Github Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gitlab Integration | ✓ | — |
| Jetbrains Plugin | — | ✕ |
| Key Integrations | Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google, Fireworks, xAI, MCP Tools, OpenAI-compatible API, Custom Agents marketplace | Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, Amazon Bedrock, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot, LM Studio, Mistral, Ollama, OpenRouter, Vercel, Codex CLI, Claude Agent |
| Vscode Extension | ✓ | ✕ |