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Zed vs CudaText: catalog facts
Zed	CudaText
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…	Free Free of charge, including for business use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal	Fast startup even with many plugins More than 300 syntax lexers
A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build	Configuration through JSON files may take getting used to Many features depend on installing plugins
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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