uv vs zed

uv and zed share 7 technologies: Tokio, console, markdown, resvg, schemars, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

astral-sh

uv

An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

Rust91.5kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit fc6a4c6What is uv built with?

Only in uv

In common

zed-industries

zed

Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Rust92.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit e21ff1bWhat is zed built with?

Only in zed

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
uv587,245 lines written644 code files
zed1,835,785 lines written1,779 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
uv1.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
zed0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, Factory, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
uvLast push November 4, 202611,330 commits91,537 stars
zedLast push November 4, 202637,547 commits92,679 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
uv161 test files7.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
zed140 test files18.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, uv or zed?
zed, with 1,835,785 lines written; uv has 587,245.

The proof: zed-industries/zed's code at commit e21ff1b

Which has more GitHub stars, uv or zed?
zed, with 92,679 stars; uv has 91,537.

The proof: zed-industries/zed on GitHub

Which has more tests, uv or zed?
uv, with 161 test files; zed has 140.

The proof: astral-sh/uv's code at commit fc6a4c6

Which was updated more recently, uv or zed?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: astral-sh/uv's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, uv or zed?
uv: an AI signed 1.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot; in zed, 0.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in astral-sh/uv

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