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Zed vs Gram: catalog facts
Zed	Gram
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux
GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal	No AI, telemetry or subscriptions Built-in language support with no setup needed
A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build	No Windows build Small team, described by its author as a work in progress
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 October 1, 2026

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