Goose vs Zed
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12
Head to head
| metric | Goose | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| score | 2 | 3 |
| questions won | 4 | 8 |
By assistant
Goose
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
| Claude | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
| Gemini | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Zed
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 8 | 15% of answers | #10.0 |
| Gemini | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Goose gets named for
- What's the best AI coding assistant that works in the terminal?
- What's the best open-source AI coding assistant?
Only Zed gets named for
- What are the best alternatives to Cursor?
- What are the best alternatives to Windsurf?
- What's the best AI code editor right now?
- What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase?
- What are the best alternatives to GitHub Copilot?
- What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026?
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