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Augment Code vs Zed (AI)

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Augment Code

A context engine for large enterprise codebases.

  • + Built for huge codebases
  • + Enterprise-grade context retrieval
  • − Closed and enterprise-priced
  • − Not BYOK-friendly

Zed (AI)

The high-performance editor with built-in AI.

  • + Exceptional editor performance
  • + Open source editor core
  • − AGPL deters some commercial embedding
  • − AI features still maturing vs Cursor
Spec Augment Code Zed (AI)
Role Coding agent Coding agent
Tags coding-agent, ide-extension, persona-solo-builder, persona-software-developer, persona-data-scientist coding-agent, editor, persona-solo-builder, persona-software-developer, persona-data-scientist
License Proprietary AGPL-3.0
Open source No Yes
Self-hostable No No
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing paid freemium
Price Custom Free
Usage cost Included BYOK
Models custom claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages multi rust
GitHub stars — 86.4k
Last activity — 2026-07-04