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Continue vs Zed (AI)

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

Continue

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains.

  • + Works in JetBrains, not just VS Code
  • + Fully BYOK and local-model friendly
  • − Agent capability behind Cline/Aider
  • − Setup overhead for custom providers

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 Continue 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 Apache-2.0 AGPL-3.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes No
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing free freemium
Price Free Free
Usage cost BYOK BYOK
Models claude, gpt, gemini, local, byok claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages typescript rust
GitHub stars 34.7k 86.4k
Last activity 2026-07-03 2026-07-04