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Comparison

Warp vs Zed

	Warp	Zed
What it says it does	WarpWarp is a modern terminal for agentic coding with the Warp Agent CLI, cloud agents and access to frontier models, or bring your own AI inference.	ZedZed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, with AI edit predictions and an agent panel that can use your own API keys or external agents.
Pricing	WarpFree $0 (terminal, Warp Agent CLI, bring your own AI inference, pay-as-you-go agent usage); Build $18/mo billed annually ($20 of agent usage included each month); Max $180/mo billed annually ($200 of usage); Business $45/user/mo billed annually (up to 25 seats, SSO); Enterprise custom (official)	ZedPersonal $0 forever (bring your own API keys or external agents like Claude Agent and Codex CLI); Pro $10/mo (unlimited edit predictions, $5 of tokens included, then usage-based; 14-day free trial); Business $30/seat/mo (official)
Website	Warphttps://www.warp.dev/	Zedhttps://zed.dev/

Which tool for which job

Warp wins when you want an agentic terminal that complements your editor rather than replacing it.

Zed wins when you want a lightweight AI-capable editor and prefer to pay for model usage yourself.

Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 28 October 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.

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