grok-build vs zed

grok-build and zed share 20 technologies: axum, aws-sdk-s3, moka, Tokio, tower, alacritty_terminal, jsonwebtoken, agent-client-protocol, image, pulldown-cmark, linkify, quick-xml, resvg, schemars, jsonschema, tracing, tracing-subscriber, prometheus, log, and env_logger. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

xai-org

grok-build

SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible.

Rust27.7kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 2bdd1d6What is grok-build built with?

Only in grok-build

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.

Rust94.5kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 22580c6What is zed built with?

Only in zed

  • db
  • sqlez
  • sqlx-postgres
  • libsqlite3-sys
  • aws-sdk-kinesis
  • lru
  • heed
  • Postgres
  • sqlx
  • AWS S3
  • GitHub
  • gpui
  • gpui_tokio
  • gpui_web
  • node_runtime
  • smol
  • objc2-foundation
  • wasmtime
  • objc2-app-kit
  • objc2-core-video
  • tiny_http
  • core-services
  • objc2-core-media
  • theme
  • theme_settings
  • font-kit
  • core-text
  • swash
  • command_palette_hooks
  • component
  • copilot_ui
  • git_ui_core
  • gpui_platform
  • menu
  • notifications
  • open_path_prompt
  • picker
  • picker_preview
  • platform_title_bar
  • tasks_ui
  • terminal
  • terminal_view
  • title_bar
  • ui
  • ui_input
  • vim_mode_setting
  • zed_actions
  • accesskit
  • wgpu
  • objc2-quartz-core
  • objc2-ui-kit
  • x11rb
  • core-graphics
  • etagere
  • wayland-client
  • taffy
  • xkbcommon
  • accesskit_unix
  • objc2-metal
  • wayland-protocols-plasma
  • console
  • cosmic-text
  • dialoguer
  • lyon
  • notify-rust
  • objc2-user-notifications
  • wayland-cursor
  • file_icons
  • icons
  • emojis
  • sea-orm-macros
  • sqlez_macros
  • sea-orm
  • credentials_provider
  • oauth_callback_server
  • zed_credentials_provider
  • rpassword
  • acp_thread
  • agent
  • agent_servers
  • agent_skills
  • agent_ui
  • ai_onboarding
  • cloud_llm_client
  • codestral
  • context_server
  • copilot_chat
  • edit_prediction
  • edit_prediction_context
  • edit_prediction_types
  • harbor
  • language_model
  • language_model_core
  • language_models
  • ollama
  • open_ai
  • prompt_store
  • zeta_prompt
  • aws-sdk-bedrockruntime
  • html_to_markdown
  • markdown
  • markdown_preview
  • html5ever
  • tree-sitter-md
  • usvg
  • handlebars
  • mdbook
  • plist
  • ttf-parser
  • yaml-rust2
  • zlog
  • ztracing
  • simplelog
  • perf-event
  • tracing-tracy
  • tracy-client

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
grok-build1,982,128 lines written2,511 code files
zed1,842,123 lines written1,778 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.
grok-build0% of its commits signed by AI
zed0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, Factory, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
grok-buildLast push September 29, 202651 commits27,712 stars
zedLast push November 9, 202637,581 commits94,524 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
grok-build1,077 test files52.1% 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, grok-build or zed?
grok-build, with 1,982,128 lines written; zed has 1,842,123.

The proof: xai-org/grok-build's code at commit 2bdd1d6

Which has more GitHub stars, grok-build or zed?
zed, with 94,524 stars; grok-build has 27,712.

The proof: zed-industries/zed on GitHub

Which has more tests, grok-build or zed?
grok-build, with 1,077 test files; zed has 140.

The proof: xai-org/grok-build's code at commit 2bdd1d6

Which was updated more recently, grok-build or zed?
zed: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and grok-build's on September 29, 2026.

The proof: zed-industries/zed's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, grok-build or zed?
zed: an AI signed 0.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Amp, Factory, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Cursor.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in zed-industries/zed

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