Zed Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Zed including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 78/100
Is Zed free?
Yes — the Personal plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $10.00/month (Pro).
The free plan includes
- Full editor
- Bring your own API keys
- External agents
- Collaboration
Free plan limits
- Users: 1
- Storage: N/A
- No Zed-hosted AI models and no hosted edit predictions, no included tokens
Watch out: No Zed-hosted AI models; you pay your own provider for API keys
Plans & Pricing
- Full editor
- Bring your own API keys
- External agents
- Collaboration
User limit: 1
Storage: N/A
- Unlimited edit predictions
- $5 included tokens
- Hosted AI models
User limit: 1
Storage: N/A
- Unlimited edit predictions
- Admin controls for AI models and data sharing
- Spend visibility
- Role-based access
User limit: Per seat, no minimum
Storage: N/A
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Is Zed Pro worth it? $10/month with only $5 of tokens
Pro costs $10/month with $5 of included tokens, and hosted usage beyond that is billed at API list price plus 10%. Heavy agent users can pay well over $10, though a spend limit can cap it.
Zed AI usage stops when the spend limit is reached
Once the monthly spend limit is hit, hosted model usage stops until it resets, and failed threshold invoices ($10 steps) also block hosted models. Docs across channels describe the trial and credit amounts differently, which confuses buyers.
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