Factory 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.
| Factory | Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Plan, build, review, and ship software with autonomous agents across desktop, terminal, web, and CLI. factory.ai | Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI. zed.dev |
| Starting at | $20 Pro / month | $10 Pro / month free plan listed |
| Platforms | CLI, desktop, terminal, web, Mac (Apple Silicon), Mac (Intel), Windows (ARM64), Windows (x64), SDK, mobile factory.ai | Linux, Windows, macOS zed.dev |
| Deployment | On-premise factory.ai | Not observed |
| Integrations | Single Sign-On (SSO), GitHub, Linear, Notion, Salesforce, Slack factory.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 | Pro, Plus, Max, Teams, Business, Enterprise factory.ai | Not observed |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes zed.dev |
| Models supported | Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini, Sonnet factory.ai | Zeta2, GPT-6 Luna zed.dev |
Where they differ
- Zed’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Factory’s pages.
- Zed’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Factory’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.