agent · ai-coding-agents
Goose vs Zed AI
55 fields both were evaluated on, 19 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 36 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime governance· | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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· | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Operating environment· | “goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Safety policy· | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | “Download the desktop app Available for macOS, Linux, and Windows”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Deployment options· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Integrations· | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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 | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Model provider· | “Works with 15+ providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock, and more.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | “Use API keys or your existing Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini subscriptions via ACP .”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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 goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | “Model Context Protocol MCP is the open standard for connecting AI agents to tools and data sources.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Connect MCP servers for extending the agent's knowledge.”zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Tool use· | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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· | “Subagents Spawn independent subagents to handle tasks in parallel — code review, research, file processing — keeping the main conversation clean.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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 |
| API access· | “Desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Open source· | “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 goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 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 | Goose | Zed AI |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | no public information zed.dev · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Goose and Zed AI publish nothing on these 36 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 36 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Human oversight
- Goal complexity
- Action space
- Initiative
- Target sectors
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage