CodeTogether vs Zed

CodeTogether helps organizations track the cost and value of AI-assisted software work, with real-time collaboration across IDEs. It records AI spending and human time in IDEs, terminals, and agent sessions, then assigns a price and value to delivered pull requests and calculates value per dollar. Teams can code, debug, and review together, joining from an IDE or browser. Plugins are listed for VS Code, IntelliJ-based IDEs, Eclipse, and Visual Studio; a plugin can track agentic command-line tools running inside that IDE. CodeTogether is offered as SaaS or for on-premises deployment inside a private network. Starter costs $10 a month per developer for up to 25 developers, while Business costs $49 a month per developer for unlimited team size; both list a 10% discount for annual licenses. Enterprise pricing is by custom quote. A free plan and free trial are listed. CodeTogether requires SSO for authentication. Its AI documentation currently lists only GitHub as a source-control connector, without Bitbucket, GitLab, or Azure DevOps connectors. The company says it does not store code or train on customer data.

Zed is a code editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with Personal, Pro, and Business plans. Personal is free forever and includes 2,000 accepted edit predictions; it also allows unlimited use with API keys or external agents. Pro costs $10.00 per month, includes unlimited edit predictions and $5 of tokens, and bills usage beyond that allowance at API list price plus 10%. The Pro trial lasts 14 days or until its $5 balance is used, with no credit card required. Editing tools include extensions, multi-cursor and column editing, and macro recording; the editor also supports a built-in debugger, remote development, and language servers. Native Git operations include staging, commits, pulls, pushes, and viewing diffs. Users can chat with teammates, code together, and share screens and projects. Supported model providers include Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Google AI, and OpenAI; the extension ecosystem has hundreds of extensions. Business costs $30.00 per month and has no minimum seat count. SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned but not currently available.