Use this page when you know the company, subscription, provider, agent, or CLI you want to use in Zed.
For detailed setup, follow the links in the Setup column. This page answers routing questions; it does not replace the setup pages.
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Zed-hosted models Built into Zed Hosted models for Zed AI features Billed through Zed Zed-Hosted Models Zeta edit prediction Built into Zed Edit predictions while you type Included by plan limits Edit Prediction
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
ChatGPT Subscription Configured in Zed Subscription-backed OpenAI models for Zed AI features ChatGPT Plus or Pro Use an Existing Subscription OpenAI API Configured in Zed OpenAI models through API access OpenAI API billing Use API Access Codex via ACP Hosted in Zed Codex in an External Agent thread Owned by Codex/OpenAI External Agents Codex CLI Run in terminal Native Codex CLI experience in a Terminal Thread Owned by Codex/OpenAI Terminal Threads
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Anthropic API Configured in Zed Claude models through API access Anthropic API billing Use API Access Claude Agent via ACP Hosted in Zed Claude in an External Agent thread Owned by Claude/Anthropic External Agents Claude Code CLI Run in terminal Native Claude Code experience in a Terminal Thread Claude subscription or Claude Code auth Terminal Threads
Claude Pro and Max subscriptions are separate from Anthropic API credits. If you want Claude subscription-limit behavior, use Claude Agent or Claude Code where supported. See Use an Existing Subscription .
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Google AI API Configured in Zed Gemini models through API access Google AI API billing Use API Access Gemini CLI Hosted in Zed or run in terminal Gemini CLI as an External Agent or native CLI/TUI Owned by Gemini CLI External Agents , Terminal Threads
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
GitHub Copilot Chat Configured in Zed Copilot Chat models for Zed AI features GitHub Copilot/Copilot Chat Use an Existing Subscription Copilot edit prediction Built into Zed Edit prediction provider option GitHub Copilot Edit Prediction Copilot External Agent Hosted in Zed Copilot in an External Agent thread, where available Owned by Copilot External Agents Copilot CLI Run in terminal Native CLI experience, where available Owned by Copilot Terminal Threads
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
OpenCode provider Configured in Zed OpenCode models for Zed AI features OpenCode API key; Zen or Go affects available models Use API Access OpenCode External Agent Hosted in Zed OpenCode in an External Agent thread, where available Owned by OpenCode External Agents opencode CLIRun in terminal Native OpenCode CLI experience Owned by OpenCode Terminal Threads
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Cursor External Agent Hosted in Zed Cursor in an External Agent thread, where available Cursor account/subscription External Agents Cursor CLI/TUI Run in terminal Native Cursor command-line experience, where available Cursor account/subscription Terminal Threads
Cursor subscriptions do not configure Zed's LLM provider settings. If you want to use a work Cursor subscription in Zed, use the Cursor External Agent or a Terminal Threads workflow where available.
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Pi Coding Agent Hosted in Zed Pi in an External Agent thread, where available Owned by Pi External Agents Pi CLI/TUI Run in terminal Native Pi command-line experience, where available Owned by Pi Terminal Threads
Pi is an agent harness, not a Zed LLM subscription. Pi may support provider auth such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot through its own setup flow.
Path Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
DeepSeek API Configured in Zed DeepSeek models for Zed AI features DeepSeek API credits, top-ups, or usage billing Use API Access
Paid DeepSeek usage is API access in Zed, not subscription sign-in.
Provider Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
OpenRouter Configured in Zed Gateway access to multiple providers OpenRouter billing Use a Gateway Vercel AI Gateway Configured in Zed Gateway access through Vercel Vercel billing Use a Gateway Amazon Bedrock Configured in Zed AWS-hosted model access AWS billing Use a Gateway
Tool Support level What you get Account / billing Setup
Ollama Configured in Zed Local models for Zed AI features Local/self-hosted Use a Local Model LM Studio Configured in Zed Local models for Zed AI features Local/self-hosted Use a Local Model Local OpenAI-compatible server Configured in Zed Local or self-hosted model endpoint Local/self-hosted Use a Local Model Local/self-hosted edit prediction Configured in Zed Edit predictions from a local provider Local/self-hosted Edit Prediction
For Mistral, xAI, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints that are not listed above, see Use API Access .
