Zed is the better app overall, scoring 9.1 to 8.2. Zed wins on 4 of the 5 scores, v0 on 0, with 1 tied.
Developers who want a quick, modern editor with AI and pair programming built in
Builders who want web apps that go live on Vercel
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Zed | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Category rank | #3 of 18 | #14 of 18 |
| Developer | Zed Industries | Vercel |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | — | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | — |
| Linux | ✓ | — |
| Web | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Zed better than v0?
Zed is the better app overall, scoring 9.1 to 8.2. Zed wins on 4 of the 5 scores, v0 on 0, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Zed or v0?
Zed: Free with your own API keys; Pro is $10 a month with $5 of AI tokens included. v0: Free: 7 messages a day; Plus is $30 per user a month with $30 of credits. On value for money, Zed scores higher.
Do Zed and v0 work on the same devices?
Only Zed runs on Mac, Windows, Linux. Only v0 runs on Web, iPhone & iPad.
Which is more private, Zed or v0?
Zed scores higher on privacy (8.6/10). Telemetry can be turned off in Settings, source code never goes into server telemetry, and Zed doesn't train on your data unless you opt in. AI providers are on zero-retention terms.
Strengths and weaknesses
Zed
- Native, GPU-rendered and quick to open
- Free and open source, with bring-your-own AI keys
- Collaboration and AI agents built in
- Hosted AI use is billed beyond the $5 included
- Still missing requests like smooth scrolling
- No built-in test runner integration yet
Zed is a code editor written in Rust with its own GPU-rendered interface instead of Electron, built to feel instant. You get real-time multiplayer editing, a debugger, Git, SSH remoting, edit predictions and parallel AI agents that can run Claude, Codex and others. It reached 1.0 in April 2026 and runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. Bring your own API keys for free, or pay for hosted AI. Some long-requested features, like smooth scrolling, are still missing.
Full Zed review
v0
- Free plan includes GitHub sync and Vercel deploys
- Vercel doesn't claim the code you generate
- Goes from a prompt to a live site on Vercel
- Free plan stops at 7 messages a day
- Free credits are a one-time $5 for new users
- No Android app
v0 is Vercel's AI app builder. Describe a website or web app, and it writes the code, shows a preview and can put it online on Vercel. Vercel says it doesn't own the code v0 makes, and GitHub sync is included on every plan, even Free. The catch is the limit: the free plan allows 7 messages a day. For steady building you need Plus, which costs $30 a month and includes $30 of credits.
Full v0 review
