Tool
Zed AI
Ultra-fast Rust editor with built-in AI assistant/agent features and Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for external coding agents
Why notable
Performance-first OSS editor; ACP pioneer wiring Claude Code/other agents into a non-VS-Code shell
- Pricing
- Freemium / Open Source
- Pricing detail
- Editor free/OSS; AI Pro ~$10/mo; BYOK options
- Platforms
- Desktop (macOS/Linux/Windows)
- Best for
- fast native editor + ACP agent hosting
- Source
- zed.dev, HN, Rust editor communities
- Confidence
- High