--- title: Introducing Zed AI: Enhancing Code Editing with... description: Zed, a code editor from the former Atom editor team, integrates AI using Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to enhance coding capabilities. Key features... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-zed-ai-enhancing-code-editing-with-anthropic-s-claude-3-5-sonnet-bznae1uje twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Zed AI: Enhancing Code Editing with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet | daily.dev og:description: Zed, a code editor from the former Atom editor team, integrates AI using Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to enhance coding capabilities. Key features... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-zed-ai-enhancing-code-editing-with-anthropic-s-claude-3-5-sonnet-bznae1uje og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BZnAE1ujE.png og:image:alt: Introducing Zed AI: Enhancing Code Editing with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Zed AI: Enhancing Code Editing with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zed, a code editor from the former Atom editor team, integrates AI using Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to enhance coding capabilities. Key features include AI-powered coding assistance, fast edit mode, an assistant panel, and inline transformations. Zed AI is available for free during its initial launch, receiving positive user feedback. The tool emphasizes transparency and control, allowing developers to integrate AI without compromising their workflow. ## Content # Zed Code Editor Integrates AI with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet Zed, a code/text editor developed by the former Atom editor team, has introduced AI-powered functionality through a collaboration with Anthropic, utilizing its Claude 3.5 Sonnet large language model. This new feature, dubbed Zed AI, is designed to enhance coding capabilities and streamline the development process. ### Key Features of Zed AI 1. **AI-Powered Coding Assistance**: Zed AI provides advanced code auto-completion and generation features, much like GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code, supporting various programming languages. 2. **Fast Edit Mode**: Currently in private beta, this feature enables near-instantaneous code refactoring, significantly speeding up the development workflow. 3. **Assistant Panel**: This panel offers a range of slash commands for context integration, allowing developers to tailor AI interactions to their specific needs and preferences. 4. **Inline Transformations**: For precise and responsive code generation, inline transformations enable swift and accurate modifications right within the code editor. ### Availability and User Reception Zed AI is available as a free service during its initial launch phase. Since its release, Zed AI has received favorable reviews, with a high user rating of 4.8/5 based on feedback from 10 users. It was prominently featured on August 22nd, 2024, highlighting its potential impact on the developer community. ### Emphasis on Transparency and Control One of the core principles of Zed AI is to provide transparency and control to its users. This ensures developers can customize how the AI integrates into their workflow, empowering them to harness the technology’s benefits without compromising their own coding style and efficiency. Zed AI represents a significant milestone for the Zed code editor, blending traditional coding tools with cutting-edge AI technology to create a more intuitive and productive development environment. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-zed-ai-enhancing-code-editing-with-anthropic-s-claude-3-5-sonnet-bznae1uje) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Introducing Zed AI: Enhancing Code Editing with Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-zed-ai-enhancing-code-editing-with-anthropic-s-claude-3-5-sonnet-bznae1uje","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-zed-ai-enhancing-code-editing-with-anthropic-s-claude-3-5-sonnet-bznae1uje"},"datePublished":"2024-08-21T00:16:38.432Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T03:24:41.110Z","description":"Zed, a code editor from the former Atom editor team, integrates AI using Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to enhance coding capabilities. 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