Zed vs Cline: what developers actually say

Cline has the higher approval score, 73 versus 59, and clean aspect counts on cost (6 positive, 1 negative) and usage limits (4 positive, 0 negative). That edge rests on 35 opinions, while Zed's 59 approval rests on 457 opinions from 378 authors and holds at 57 over the last 90 days. Zed leads on UX (119 positive, 56 negative) and speed (62 positive, 16 negative), but its reliability count is negative at 16 positive and 32 negative. No commenter stated a direct preference between the two, so the pick depends on whether you weight Cline's small-sample cost and limit signal or Zed's larger UX and speed record.