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Tabby vs Zed (AI)

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

Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams.

  • + Fully self-hosted, code never leaves your network
  • + Local-model first
  • − Weaker agent capability than frontier-model tools
  • − Needs GPU for good latency

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 Tabby Zed (AI)
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Apache-2.0 AGPL-3.0
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes No
MCP support No Yes
Pricing free freemium
Starting price BYOK or local GPU Free; BYOK for models
Models local, byok claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages rust, python rust
GitHub stars 33.7k 85.9k
Last activity 2026-03-02 2026-06-25