Side-by-side comparison · Coding & Dev Tools
Claude Code vs Google Antigravity vs Zed
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Claude Code
4.4Pick it if: Anyone building software, from first-timers to senior engineers, who wants an AI that does the work itself.
Google Antigravity
3.9Pick it if: Google AI Pro subscribers, and anyone who wants to try handing coding work to AI agents for free.
Zed
4.2Pick it if: Developers who want a fast editor and already pay for Claude or another AI provider.
Claude Code scores highest overall, but Zed gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Claude Code | Google Antigravity | Zed |
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| In one line | An AI agent that works inside your project: it reads, writes and runs the code for you. | Google's free coding app. You hand tasks to AI agents and review what they produce. | A fast, free, open-source code editor that runs Claude Code and other AI agents inside it. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium | Open source |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $19.99/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Google Antigravity | Zed |
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| Overall rating | 4.4Winner | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Google Antigravity | Zed |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | No | No |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | Yes | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | – |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 12/ 17 | 14/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Claude Code | Google Antigravity | Zed |
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| Plans | ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Trying Claude Code and light daily use. | IndividualOur pick Free Trying agent-based coding without paying. | PersonalOur pick Free Almost everyone. |
Team From $20/seat/mo billed yearly Businesses with 2 to 150 people who want central billing. | Google AI Pro $19.99/mo People who already have or want the Google AI Pro bundle. | Pro $10/mo People who want Zed's hosted AI without managing keys. | |
Enterprise $20/seat/mo billed yearly, 20-seat minimum Larger companies with compliance needs. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Developers who want Antigravity as a daily driver. | Business $30/seat/mo Teams that need spending and access controls. | |
Max From $100/mo Anyone running Claude Code for hours a day. | Business (via Google Cloud) From $30/seat/mo Companies already on Google Cloud. | ||
API (pay as you go) Usage based Teams who want to pay only for what they use. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Start on Pro. It is enough to build a small site or tool in evenings and weekends. If you hit the limit most days, Max 5x is the next step; it costs five times as much but usually works out cheaper than paying for the API directly. | Start on the free Individual tier; it is the whole point. If you hit the weekly limits and you also use Gemini for other things, Google AI Pro at $19.99 is a sensible step. Ultra only makes sense for full-time developers. | Personal. If you have Claude Pro, run Claude Code inside Zed and you are done. Pro only makes sense if you want Zed's built-in assistant and edit predictions without setting up API keys. |
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How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.
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