Augment Code vs Zed AI
55 fields both were evaluated on, 26 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 29 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Explainability· | “CI Failure Investigator ★ Triggered on any failed GitHub Actions run — reads the log, identifies the root-cause step, and posts a plain-English diagnosis as a PR comment with a suggested fix.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Sandboxing Zed supports sandboxing to restrict what agents can do while using the terminal and fetch tools.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Agency
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Human oversight· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “agents carry the repetitive middle of the SDLC, humans decide at the checkpoints, and every run sharpens the next.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Action space· | “Execute Code · Review · Triage”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Standing loops across every team. Always running, always sharing, always improving.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Model or system card· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Incident reporting· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | “Managed cloud sandboxes, your own machines for code that cannot leave the building, or pools of both.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “Native triggers for GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira, schedules, and typed webhooks for the rest of your stack.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Bring agents like Claude Agent, Codex, or OpenCode via ACP. Connect MCP servers for extending the agent's knowledge.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | ||
| Model provider· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Model swappable· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Zed doesn't lock you into one model, it gives you the fastest way to collaborate with any agent.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Open weights· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Fine-tuning· | “Improve the prompt once; every future run upgrades.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Context window· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | “Connect MCP servers for extending the agent's knowledge.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Sandboxing Zed supports sandboxing to restrict what agents can do while using the terminal and fetch tools.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Multi-agent· | “Loops hand outcomes to each other: triage feeds authoring, authoring feeds review, postmortems file the next tickets.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Parallel Agents Run multiple threads of your favorite agents across several projects so you never leave your flow.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Edit Prediction An open-source, open-data language model that predicts what you'll type next.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Growing extensions ecosystem Boost your Zed experience by choosing from hundreds of extensions that broaden language support, offer different themes, and more. Create Extension View All Extensions”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Augment Code | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | “Cosmos is the platform built for the second.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| High-risk domains· | “Security Remediation From CVE alert to a reviewed fix”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Augment Code and Zed AI publish nothing on these 29 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 29 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Target sectors
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Third-party evaluations
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Permission scopes
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage