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COMPARISONS/ZED VS AUGMENT CODE

Zed vs Augment Code

The same 4 criteria for both, with the page each figure came from and the day it was read.

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THE VERDICTevery figure in it is a cell in the table below

On free tier, Zed is $0 forever (Personal) and Augment Code does not publish it. On cheapest paid plan, Zed is $10 per month (Pro) and Augment Code is $20 /month flat, no per-seat charge (Standard). On team plan, Zed is $30 per seat, per month (Business) and Augment Code is $20/month flat, up to 50 seats included (Standard). On past the included usage, Zed is Usage-based billing beyond the $5 of tokens included and Augment Code is Top-ups, pay as you go. ToolDrift sells neither of these and takes no referral fee on either, it scores them. Every figure was read off the named company's own page on or since 2026-09-18; the URLs and the dates are at the foot of this page, and a job re-fetches each one on a schedule and fails when a figure is no longer on the page it came from.

SIDE BY SIDE4 criteria · 2 columns · verified 18 September 2026
COMPARED ONZEDAUGMENT CODE
Free tierwhat the vendor gives you at $0 a month, in its own words$0 forever (Personal)2,000 accepted edit predictions, and "Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents like Claude Agent, Codex CLI, and more".zed.dev, read 18 September 2026not publishedAugment publishes three plans: Standard, Business and Enterprise. None is free and there is no free tier on the page.augmentcode.com, read 18 September 2026
Cheapest paid plan$10 per month (Pro)Unlimited edit predictions and "$5 of tokens included", with Zed-hosted models.zed.dev, read 18 September 2026$20 /month flat, no per-seat charge (Standard)Augment added a Standard plan below Business after this row was read on 14 August 2026. Standard is $20/month flat with "$20/mo of usage across LLM, Context Engine & compute" included. Business is the same shape at $100/month with $100 of usage.augmentcode.com, read 18 September 2026
Team plan$30 per seat, per month (Business)Adds org-wide model policies, data governance and unified spend. "Business seats don't bundle a fixed LLM credit allotment."zed.dev, read 18 September 2026$20/month flat, up to 50 seats included (Standard)"One flat price for your whole team, up to 50 seats with $20 of usage included every month." Business is the same shape at $100/month with $100 of usage. Enterprise is Custom with unlimited users. Usage and top-ups are pooled across the team, with no per-seat charge.augmentcode.com, read 18 September 2026
Past the included usagewhat the vendor says happens when the plan's allowance runs out, the line that decides the real bill, and the one no headline price includesUsage-based billing beyond the $5 of tokens includedOr bring your own keys, "in which case spend goes directly to your provider".zed.dev, read 18 September 2026Top-ups, pay as you goPast the usage included in the plan, $20 on Standard or $100 on Business, you buy top-ups rather than moving to a higher tier.augmentcode.com, read 18 September 2026
WHEN TO PICK EACHthe case for each column, in its favour

Pick Zed when

You already pay for model access somewhere else and you resent paying twice. Zed's Personal plan is "$0 forever" with "Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents like Claude Agent, Codex CLI, and more", it is the only editor in this table whose free tier is a complete product rather than a trial, and it is open source, so bringing your own key is a supported path rather than a workaround.

Pick Augment Code when

The codebase is large enough that context is the whole problem, and the team is big enough that per-seat pricing has stopped being rational. Augment is the only entry in this table priced as "$20 /month flat, no per-seat charge" on Standard for up to 50 seats, so a twenty-developer team pays $20 against $800 for Cursor Teams, and the retrieval engine is what it sells rather than the editor.

THE QUESTIONS4 answered from the table above

Zed vs Augment Code, free tier?

Zed: $0 forever (Personal). 2,000 accepted edit predictions, and "Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents like Claude Agent, Codex CLI, and more". Augment Code does not state it on augmentcode.com. Augment publishes three plans: Standard, Business and Enterprise. None is free and there is no free tier on the page. Read from zed.dev and augmentcode.com on 2026-09-18. Free tier here means what the vendor gives you at $0 a month, in its own words.

Zed vs Augment Code, cheapest paid plan?

Zed: $10 per month (Pro). Unlimited edit predictions and "$5 of tokens included", with Zed-hosted models. Augment Code: $20 /month flat, no per-seat charge (Standard). Augment added a Standard plan below Business after this row was read on 14 August 2026. Standard is $20/month flat with "$20/mo of usage across LLM, Context Engine & compute" included. Business is the same shape at $100/month with $100 of usage. Read from zed.dev and augmentcode.com on 2026-09-18.

Zed vs Augment Code, team plan?

Zed: $30 per seat, per month (Business). Adds org-wide model policies, data governance and unified spend. "Business seats don't bundle a fixed LLM credit allotment.". Augment Code: $20/month flat, up to 50 seats included (Standard). "One flat price for your whole team, up to 50 seats with $20 of usage included every month." Business is the same shape at $100/month with $100 of usage. Enterprise is Custom with unlimited users. Usage and top-ups are pooled across the team, with no per-seat charge. Read from zed.dev and augmentcode.com on 2026-09-18.

When should I pick Zed, and when Augment Code?

Zed, You already pay for model access somewhere else and you resent paying twice. Zed's Personal plan is "$0 forever" with "Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents like Claude Agent, Codex CLI, and more", it is the only editor in this table whose free tier is a complete product rather than a trial, and it is open source, so bringing your own key is a supported path rather than a workaround. Augment Code, The codebase is large enough that context is the whole problem, and the team is big enough that per-seat pricing has stopped being rational. Augment is the only entry in this table priced as "$20 /month flat, no per-seat charge" on Standard for up to 50 seats, so a twenty-developer team pays $20 against $800 for Cursor Teams, and the retrieval engine is what it sells rather than the editor.

WHERE EACH FIGURE CAME FROM2 pages, each on the company’s own domain
COLUMNPAGEWHAT IT SUPPLIEDREAD
Zedzed.devFree tier, Cheapest paid plan, Team plan, Past the included usage18 September 2026
Augment Codeaugmentcode.comFree tier, Cheapest paid plan, Team plan, Past the included usage18 September 2026
  • Zedzed.devFree tier, Cheapest paid plan, Team plan, Past the included usageREAD 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
  • Augment Codeaugmentcode.comFree tier, Cheapest paid plan, Team plan, Past the included usageREAD 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

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