Zed
Zed — Free Editor + AI
Free editor with built-in agent (BYO key or hosted)
Ongoing
Open to solo founders, no VC or referral needed. Two to three minutes to apply, approval is near-instant.
Takes ~30 seconds. One-click magic link, no password — we’ll bring you right back to this claim.
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What you get
- Zed Editor
- Zed Agents
Best for
- native performance
- BYO-key agents
- keyboard-first
Watch out
- Hosted AI quota limited on free
How it works
The application
- Time to apply
- ~2 min
- Review
- Instant
- Difficulty
- 1/5
The program
- Duration
- Ongoing
- Renewal
- Monthly
- Credit type
- AI API credits
Who qualifies
- Stage
- Any
- Funding
- None
- Solo founder
- Welcome
- Entity
- Not needed
- Referral
- Not needed
- VC backing
- Not needed