Zed vs Antigravity: what 1 developers chose.
758 opinions. 1 developers named a direct preference: Zed 1–0. Approval is 59% vs 45%.
If you want UX, choose Zed. If you want speed, choose Antigravity. The 1–0 direct split is not a landslide; it is a difference in working style.
Choose Zed if you…
- Want a fast editor with strong UX scores
- Want reliability mentions that lean positive
- Prefer a local editor that also runs agents
Choose Antigravity if you…
- Want Gemini models through Google's harness
- Already pay for a Google subscription
- Can absorb quota and reliability problems
UX for Zed. Speed for Antigravity.
Net sentiment per topic: praise minus complaints, as a share of mentions. Positive means more praise than complaints. Hover a dot for the raw counts.
Net sentiment = praise minus complaints, as a share of each tool's mentions. The dot lanes are only for readability; position is the score.
View data table
| Topic | Zed | Antigravity | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UX | +36 | -45 | 175 / 40 |
| Speed | +59 | +46 | 78 / 26 |
| Reliability | -33 | -56 | 48 / 73 |
| Cost & pricing | +25 | -8 | 8 / 37 |
| Customization | +4 | -50 | 27 / 8 |
| Code quality | 0 | +30 | 6 / 23 |
| Autonomy | +43 | -10 | 7 / 20 |
The same decision, from both sides.
Paraphrased from comments where a developer named a preference or described a switch. Each links to the original.
Picked Zed 1 developers
Switched from VS Code to Antigravity, then to Zed, and praises Zed's clean design, intentional feel, and free availability.
Picked Antigravity 0 developers
No explicit switches recorded.
The numbers.
| Metric | Zed | Antigravity |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | 59% | 45% |
| Last 90 days | 57% | 42% |
| Opinions | 457 | 301 |
| Developers | 378 | 259 |
| First-hand opinions | 376 | 238 |
| Direct picks | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Editor | AI IDE |
| Made by | Zed Industries | |
| Website | Visit ↗ | Visit ↗ |
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How to read this comparison.
Approval is the positive share of opinions that took a side, with the rank based on the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval. Direct picks count comments where a developer explicitly preferred one tool or described switching. Small samples are noisier; check the opinion counts.
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