Supermaven vs Zed
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Supermaven and Zed both land at an overall score of 4 out of 100, and both are rare guests in AI answers overall: Supermaven shows up in 6 of 70 answers, Zed in 5 of 70. Supermaven gets its best mentions scattered across value, free tools, tests, and general "best assistant" questions, each just 1 of 3 or 4 answers. Zed's strongest showing is "best AI code editor right now," named in 2 of 4 answers. Head-to-head, Supermaven edges ahead on 4 questions, Zed on 3, and the two tie on 13. By assistant, Claude gives Zed 10 and Supermaven 2; Gemini favors Supermaven, 25 to 0.
Head to head
| metric | Supermaven | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| score | 4 | 4 |
| questions won | 6 | 4 |
By assistant
Supermaven
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 2 | 5% of answers | #9.0 |
| Gemini | 25 | 50% of answers | #7.8 |
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Zed
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #7.0 |
| Claude | 10 | 20% of answers | #7.3 |
| Gemini | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Supermaven gets named for
- Which AI coding tool is best for writing tests?
- What are the best free AI coding assistants?
- Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money?
- What are the best AI coding assistants?
Only Zed gets named for
- What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code?
- Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code?
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