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    Zed is named by AI engines in 6 questions across 4 segments.

    14 observations5 of 5 engines name itLast seen Sep 9, 2026

    Where it is named

    Questions where Zed is named, best average position first
    QuestionAvg positionNamed inEngines
    What are the top Developer experience & DevRel tools in 2026?
    Developer Experience
    #2.01 of 11 answersGoogle AI Mode
    What are the best tools for developers?
    Developer Education
    #4.02 of 12 answersChatGPT, Copilot
    Which is the best MCP client?
    Agent Protocols
    #6.01 of 5 answersCopilot
    What are the best tools for Developer experience & DevRel?
    Developer Experience
    #6.01 of 12 answersCopilot
    Which clients support MCP?
    Agent Protocols
    #7.0 ±1.84 of 5 answersChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot
    What are the top Open source tools in 2026?
    Open source
    #10.4 ±4.05 of 16 answersChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity

    Which engines name it — and which do not

    • Copilot4 questions
    • ChatGPT3 questions
    • Google AI Mode2 questions
    • Gemini2 questions
    • Perplexity1 question

    Copilot names Zed in 4 questions, ChatGPT names Zed in 3 questions, Google AI Mode names Zed in 2 questions, Gemini names Zed in 2 questions and Perplexity names Zed in 1 question.

    Counted from the questions above. A question may not have run on every engine.

    Where it is strongest and weakest

    ± is the spread of positions across answers. A wide spread means the ranking is unstable — which means it is winnable.

    Source: ranking answers from 5 AI engines, first seen Aug 10, 2026, last seen Sep 9, 2026. This page is generated from observations only — it is not claimed or edited by Zed.