While everyone hypes Antigravity, I switched to Zed and found something better

While the article compares agent-first development hype with practical experience, it focuses on a developer who ultimately switched from Google’s Antigravity to Zed. The writer says Google shipped Antigravity as a full agent-first platform featuring an orchestrator surface that “spins up a squad of agents” to build while the user watches, and they tested Google Antigravity 2.0 for a week. They report that the tool did not match their workflow because they spent more time managing agents than doing work. The author describes Zed as a better fit after returning, even as both tools run on macOS, Windows, and Linux and support agent-infused coding with LLM options, local model connections, and subscription tiers. Pricing mentioned includes Zed at free plus $10 monthly for Pro and Google plans up to $100 monthly.