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developers who want the OSS extension and will point it at their own model.
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Pick Continue if you're a developer who want the OSS extension and will point it at their own model. Pick Zed if you're a developer who will stay on Personal at $0 forever (BYO keys / Claude Agent / Codex CLI) while they open a first Threads Sidebar, then Pro at $10/month when they want Zed-hosted models and $5 of included tokens — not Business $30/seat first unless they need org AI policies / unified spend. Skip
Best for
Continue An OSS Copilot-shaped sidebar you configure yourself
Zed A native agent desk you start at a public $
Free plan
Continue $0 · apache 2.0. You pay the model provider
Zed $0 · forever. Card: “The next-generation code editor. Free forever.” Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents (Claude Agent, Codex CLI, and more)
Lowest paid
Continue Not published by the vendor
Zed Pro $10/mo
Coding agent
Continue User Settings
Zed Threads Sidebar
Runs where
Continue Hosted
Zed Desktop editor; models hosted
Watch out
Continue The repo is read-only
Zed Personal has no Zed-hosted token pool
Last checked
Continue 2026-10-19 · continue.dev
Zed 2026-10-23 · zed.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Zed if
developers who will stay on Personal at $0 forever (BYO keys / Claude Agent / Codex CLI) while they open a first Threads Sidebar, then Pro at $10/month when they want Zed-hosted models and $5 of included tokens — not Business $30/seat first unless they need org AI policies / unified spend.
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