Zed
Code editor with a free Personal plan, Pro at $10 with $5 of hosted tokens, and Business at $30 per seat.
Zed vs GitHub Copilot
Launch pair for editor-plus-assistant pricing.
GitHub Copilot
IDE, CLI, and cloud coding agent billed with GitHub AI Credits at $0.01 each. Individual and organization prices were read on GitHub’s plans page and Copilot plan docs.
Zed
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Included | Limit | Overage | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | $0 | — | Editor with your own keys or external agents | No hosted-model allowance on Personal. | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Pro | $10 | — | $5 of hosted tokens, then usage billing | Unlimited edit predictions. Hosted usage after $5 is API list price +10%. | API list price +10%, charged at $10 increments or month end. A spending cap can be set. | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Business | $30 | — | No fixed LLM credit allotment | Org controls, unlimited edit predictions, and hosted AI at standard usage rates or your own keys. | Hosted usage at standard rates. No bundled credit amount was stated. | 16 Oct 2026 |
GitHub Copilot
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Included | Limit | Overage | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | 2,000 completions per month and 50 chat requests, plus a limited AI-credit allowance | Docs: 2,000 completions per month. Plans page FAQ: 2,000 completions and 50 chat requests, including Copilot Edits. Auto model selection. | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Student | $0 | — | An allowance of GitHub AI Credits | Free for verified students. Numeric credit allowance was not printed in the overview table. | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Pro | $10 | — | 1,500 GitHub AI Credits per month (1,000 base + 500 flex) | Base 1,000 and flex 500. Completions and next-edit suggestions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans. | Additional credits at $0.01 each. | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Pro+ | $39 | — | 7,000 GitHub AI Credits per month (3,900 base + 3,100 flex) | Base 3,900 and flex 3,100. Access to premium models. | Additional credits at $0.01 each. | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Max | $100 | — | 20,000 GitHub AI Credits per month (10,000 base + 10,000 flex) | Base 10,000 and flex 10,000. Priority access to premium models. | Additional credits at $0.01 each. | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Business | $19 | — | 1,900 GitHub AI Credits per user per month, pooled | $19 per granted seat per month and 1,900 credits per user, shared in an enterprise pool. | Usage beyond the pool is $0.01 per AI credit. Admins can disallow extra paid usage. | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Enterprise | $39 | — | 3,900 GitHub AI Credits per user per month, pooled | $39 per granted seat per month and 3,900 credits per user. GitHub Enterprise Cloud. | Usage beyond the pool is $0.01 per AI credit. | 16 Oct 2026 |