Zed's Pro trial now blocks Claude Fable, Opus, and GPT Pro access
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Zed's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro free trial's excluded-model list expanded from just Anthropic's Opus models to Claude Fable, Claude Opus, and GPT Pro, restricting access to more premium models during the trial. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pro at $10 and Business at $30.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Zed. Zed has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Cursor, Nova, Windsurf and JetBrains also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- ChangedProTrial
Beforejust Anthropic's Opus models
AfterClaude Fable
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Trial | just Anthropic's Opus models | Claude Fable | Changed |
Values as written on Zed's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Zed's pricing page (zed.dev) from Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "just Anthropic's Opus models" becomes "Claude Fable".
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Zed, pricing history
Full history- Sep 14, 2026PackagingZed slashes Pro trial perks: $20 credits cut to $5, GPT-5.6 Luna only
- Aug 17, 2026PackagingZed's Pro trial now blocks Claude Fable, Opus, and GPT Pro access This change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- CursorAug 17Cursor: Composer dropped from 'Generous limits' benefit (Pro/Pro+/Ultra)
- NovaJul 20Nova cuts sale price to $59 (40% off, ends Aug 1), drops Coda upgrade deal
- WindsurfJul 13Windsurf: Latest included SWE model bumped to 1.7
- JetBrainsJun 1JetBrains trims All Products Pack by one IDE in bundle shakeup
Questions about this change
Did Zed raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change.
What changed on Zed's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Pro trial: just Anthropic's Opus models → Claude Fable, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Zed change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Zed in the 90 days before this one; Zed has been tracked since 2026-07-15.