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Comparison

Zed vs Warp

Zed

zed.dev

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you're a developer who wants a fast, free, open-source editor and can live with token-billed AI costs and recent CVE churn.

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Pick Zed when

  • Professional developers wanting a fast, minimal editor
  • AI-assisted coders comfortable with token billing
  • Open-source-friendly engineering teams
  • Collaborative and remote pair coding

When Zed is not a fit

  • Non-developers . this is strictly a code editor
  • Teams needing VS Code-level extension ecosystems today
  • Security-sensitive orgs without fast patching discipline
  • Anyone needing stable AI pricing . token billing changed mid-cycle

Sources

  1. Zed . Your last next editor (official site)zed.dev
    official
  2. Zed . Pricingzed.dev
    official
  3. Is Zed Free? Pricing & Free Plan Explainedstore.hypergpt.ai
    review
  4. Is Zed ready for AI power users in 2026?builder.io
    review
  5. Zed IDE Review: Fast, Simple, and Cleanlinkedin.com
    review
  6. Zed's Pricing Has Changed: LLM Usage Is Now Token-Basedreddit.com
    review
  7. Proper unpopular opinion: Zed still has a long way to goreddit.com
    review
  8. Zed < 0.225.9 Symlink Escape (CVE-2026-27967)tenable.com
    security
  9. Path Traversal / Zip Slip in Zed Extension Archive (CVE-2026-27800)codeant.ai
    security
  10. Symlink Escape in Agent File Tools (GHSA-786m-x2vc-5235)github.com
    security
  11. CVE-2026-25805: Zed Editor Information Disclosure Flawsentinelone.com
    security
  12. Zed has raised a $32M Series B, led by Sequoiaproducthunt.com
    news
  13. Zed Industries Valuation - $153.4Mpremieralts.com
    news
  14. Zed Now Available for Work Teams with Simple Pricinglinkedin.com
    official
  15. Extension supply chain security (Zed GitHub discussion)github.com
    security
  16. Zed still silently downloads binaries after two yearsreddit.com
    review