Side-by-side comparison · Coding & Dev Tools
Google Antigravity vs Vapi 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
Pick it if: Google AI Pro subscribers, and anyone who wants to try handing coding work to AI agents for free.
Pick it if: Developers and voice AI agencies building custom phone or in-app voice agents.
Pick it if: Developers who want a fast editor and already pay for Claude or another AI provider.
Overview
| Attribute | Google Antigravity | Vapi | Zed |
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| In one line | Google's free coding app. You hand tasks to AI agents and review what they produce. | Developer platform for building voice AI agents that make and take phone calls. | A fast, free, open-source code editor that runs Claude Code and other AI agents inside it. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid | Open source |
| Starting price | $19.99/mo | $0.05/min hosting | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Google Antigravity | Vapi | Zed |
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| Overall rating | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Google Antigravity | Vapi | Zed |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | – | No |
| Desktop app | Yes | – | Yes |
| Browser extension | 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 |
| Understands images | Yes | – | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | No | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | – | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 14/ 17 | 6/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Google Antigravity | Vapi | Zed |
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| Plans | IndividualOur pick Free Trying agent-based coding without paying. | Pay as you goOur pick $0.05/min hosting, plus provider costs Developers building and testing. | PersonalOur pick Free Almost everyone. |
Google AI Pro $19.99/mo People who already have or want the Google AI Pro bundle. | Core $29/mo plus usage Builders and early teams going live. | Pro $10/mo People who want Zed's hosted AI without managing keys. | |
Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Developers who want Antigravity as a daily driver. | Pro 10% of hosting fee, $999/mo minimum Teams running voice agents in production at scale. | Business $30/seat/mo Teams that need spending and access controls. | |
Business (via Google Cloud) From $30/seat/mo Companies already on Google Cloud. | Premier Custom Large organisations. | ||
| Which plan to pick | 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. | Build on pay as you go, then add Core when you go live and want email support. HIPAA compliance is a separate $2,000-a-month add-on, so check that early if you work in healthcare. | 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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Questions people ask
Which is better, Google Antigravity, Vapi or Zed?
Zed scores highest overall in our ratings (Google Antigravity 3.9/5, Vapi 3.6/5 and Zed 4.3/5). Google Antigravity is best for Trying AI coding agents for free and running several agents at once. Vapi is best for custom voice agents built by developers and agencies building AI receptionists for clients. Zed is best for Running Claude Code inside an editor and speed on big projects.
Which is cheaper, Google Antigravity, Vapi or Zed?
Google Antigravity: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo. Vapi: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $0.05/min hosting. Zed: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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