Blackbox AI vs Zed AI
55 fields both were evaluated on, 20 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 35 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Runtime governance· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 |
| Permission scopes· | “SSO sign-in across every surface One commit covers the full organization”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Evaluation coverage· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed on NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party evaluations· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | Per-token Enterprise commits “Per-token Enterprise commits · rates improve with spend”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Price point· | $1.40, $1.90, $0.74, $0.32, $0.60 “zai glm-5.2 Text 1M $1.40 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed Code 262K $1.90 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code Code 262K $0.74 DEPLOY nvidia nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY alibaba qwen3.7-plus Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY minimax minimax-m3 Text 1M $0.60”blackbox.ai · 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 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Availability· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Integrations· | “The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · 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 | “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 | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Model swappable· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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· | open-weight model “Enterprise Inference runs the open-weight model that you choose”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | “Connect MCP servers for extending the agent's knowledge.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “Agents & tooling The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · 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 | “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· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 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 | Blackbox AI | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · 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 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Deployment scale· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · 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 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Blackbox AI and Zed AI publish nothing on these 35 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 35 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Human oversight
- Goal complexity
- Action space
- Operating environment
- Initiative
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Deployment options
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Model provider
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
Questions
- How do Blackbox AI and Zed AI compare on user base?
- Blackbox AI: 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies. Zed AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Zed AI compare on deployment scale?
- Blackbox AI: 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies. Zed AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Zed AI compare on target sectors?
- Blackbox AI: ENTERPRISE. Zed AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Zed AI compare on pricing model?
- Blackbox AI: Per-token Enterprise commits. Zed AI: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Zed AI compare on price point?
- Blackbox AI: $1.40, $1.90, $0.74, $0.32, $0.60. Zed AI: no public information disclosed.