AI tool comparison
Continue vs Zed
Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.
Developer Tools
Continue
Open-source AI code assistant
100%
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Community
Free
Entry
Continue is an open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. Connect any model — local or cloud — for completions, chat, and editing.
Developer Tools
Zed
High-performance multiplayer code editor
67%
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Community
Free
Entry
Zed is a code editor built from scratch in Rust for speed. Real-time collaboration, AI assistant, and minimal design. From the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Reviewer scorecard
“Open-source Copilot alternative that works with any model. Connect Ollama for fully local AI coding assistance.”
“Fastest editor I've ever used. Native performance, real-time collab, and the AI integration is well-designed.”
“Use your own models, keep your code private, and customize everything. The open-source approach to AI coding.”
“Fast but the extension ecosystem is small compared to VS Code. You'll miss plugins you depend on.”
“Open-source AI code assistants with model flexibility will capture users who want privacy and control.”
“The next-gen editor built for AI and collaboration. Rust performance advantage over Electron is real.”
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