Use Your ChatGPT Subscription in Zed
12 hours ago
- #Subscription-Based Billing
- #OpenAI Integration
- #AI Development Tools
- Zed's agent now supports signing in with a ChatGPT account, allowing users to use OpenAI's models directly within Zed, with usage covered by their ChatGPT subscription. Codex is included with ChatGPT subscriptions, based on tier.
- This comes as other platforms like Anthropic and GitHub Copilot shift toward usage-based billing, while Zed and OpenAI aim to provide cost-effective, subscription-based inference without per-token charges.
- Setup involves opening the model selector in Zed's agent panel, clicking 'Configure,' and signing in with a ChatGPT account under LLM Providers to access available models.
- Users can utilize OpenAI's models in multiple ways: through Zed's built-in agent, via an ACP adapter for compatibility with tools like JetBrains, through the CLI (including future Terminal Threads), or by bringing their own OpenAI API key for usage-based billing.
- Zed expresses gratitude for OpenAI's continued support of subscription-based access in third-party tools, contrasting with industry trends, and encourages users to try Zed on macOS, Windows, or Linux, while also noting hiring opportunities.