Pick Void if
developers who will run the archived OSS build at $0 while they Accept / Reject a first AgentMode diff — not Cursor Plus $8 unless they want a hosted Agent, and not a team that needs an actively maintained IDE.
Read the Void pageVoid vs Zed
Our take
Pick Void if developers who will run the archived OSS build at $0 while they Accept / Reject a first AgentMode diff — not Cursor Plus $8 unless they want a hosted Agent, and not a team that needs an actively maintained IDE. 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
Best for
Void A local agent you start at $0
Zed A native agent desk you start at a public $
Free plan
Void $0 · ). Apache 2.0. Download beta / GitHub
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
Void Not published by the vendor
Zed Pro $10/mo
Coding agent
Void Agent diff
Zed Threads Sidebar
Runs where
Void Hosted
Zed Desktop editor; models hosted
Watch out
Void The upstream repo is archived
Zed Personal has no Zed-hosted token pool
Last checked
Void 2026-10-23 · voideditor.com
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.
Read the Zed page