Zed vs Cursor pricing (October 2026)

Generated from vendor pricing pages, fetched 2026-10-16. Always confirm on the vendor page.

Which is cheaper for you?

Both list a free plan. Zed free: BYOK / external agents. Cursor free: Limited agent and chat requests.

Cursor is cheaper to start paying for: Plus at $8/month (Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only) vs Zed Pro at $10/month ($5 tokens, unlimited edit predictions, then API +10%).

Price is not the whole story: Zed bills as "Free editor (BYOK); Pro includes $5 tokens then API list +10%", Cursor as "Subscription with shared usage pool; third-party models billed at API list price". Heavy users should compare the limits below.

Try your own numbers in the workload calculator.

Side by side

	Zed	Cursor
Billing model	Free editor (BYOK); Pro includes $5 tokens then API list +10%	Subscription with shared usage pool; third-party models billed at API list price
Free plan	BYOK / external agents	Limited agent and chat requests
Cheapest paid plan	Pro $10/mo - $5 tokens, unlimited edit predictions, then API +10%	Plus $8/mo - Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only
Top individual plan	Pro $10/mo - $5 tokens, unlimited edit predictions, then API +10%	Ultra $200/mo - 50x Plus usage

Zed plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	BYOK / external agents
Pro	$10	$5 tokens, unlimited edit predictions, then API +10%
Business	$30/seat	Per seat org layer

Source: https://zed.dev/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Cursor plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	Limited agent and chat requests
Plus	$8	Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only
Premium	$30	4x Plus usage; third-party models at API list price
Super	$100	15x Plus usage
Ultra	$200	50x Plus usage
Teams	$30/seat	From $30/user/month

Source: https://cursor.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Recent pricing changes

2026-10-13 Cursor: Cursor plans moved into the X Subscription. Paid tiers are now Plus $8 (Grok models only), Premium $30, Super $100 and Ultra $200. Third-party models cost extra at API list price. source
2026-07-28 Cursor: Cursor added Start, an India-only plan at INR 649 a month including tax, payable by UPI or card. source
2026-06-01 Cursor: Cursor Teams added a Premium seat with 5x the usage of Standard, at $120 a month or $96 billed annually. Standard stays $40, or $32 annually, with more included usage. source
2025-08-12 Cursor: Cursor Teams moved to variable request costs. Auto mode began drawing on included usage at token rates instead of being unlimited. source
2025-06-16 Cursor: Cursor Pro changed from 500 requests a month to $20 of model usage at API prices. source
2025-06-16 Cursor: Cursor launched Ultra at $200 a month with 20x Pro usage. source