Blackbox AI vs Zed
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Blackbox AI | Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | End-to-end encrypted inference for every model. blackbox.ai | Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI. zed.dev |
| Starting at | Not observed | $10 Pro / month free plan listed |
| Platforms | API, CLI blackbox.ai | Linux, Windows, macOS zed.dev |
| Deployment | Dedicated deployment, Microsoft Azure, Dedicated single-tenant deployment blackbox.ai | Not observed |
| Integrations | Anthropic, Google, OpenAI blackbox.ai | Claude Agent, Codex, OpenCode, Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Deepseek, GitHub Copilot, Google AI, LM Studio, Mistral, Ollama, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel, HTML, Git Firefly, TOML, Java, Catppuccin, Dockerfile, SQL, PHP, Vue, Ruby, Catppuccin Icons, XML, Material Icon Theme, macOS Classic Theme, SCSS & SASS, Tokyo Night Themes, Emmet, Make, Lua, Terraform zed.dev |
| Free plan | Not observed | Yes zed.dev |
| Plans | Enterprise blackbox.ai | Not observed |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes zed.dev |
| Models supported | DEEPSEEK V4.1 FLASH, GLM-5.3-FLASH, GPT-OSS-120B, KIMI K3, NEMOTRON 3 ULTRA, kimi-k3.1-pro blackbox.ai | Zeta2, GPT-6 Luna zed.dev |
| Pricing basis | METERED PER TOKEN, NOT PER SEAT blackbox.ai | Not observed |
Where they differ
- Zed’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Blackbox AI’s pages.
- Zed’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Blackbox AI’s pages.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.