BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Zed

High-performance Rust code editor with a built-in AI agent that runs on your own provider API keys.

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Coding Assistants

Pricing:

Open Source

Open source:

Yes (GPL-3.0 / Apache-2.0 (mixed; GitHub reports NOASSERTION))

Self-hostable:

No

Local-first:

Yes

Platforms:

Desktop

AI providers (bring your own key):

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI Grok, OpenRouter, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

95/100

Zed is an open-source, high-performance code editor written in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. Its Agent Panel and inline assist support multiple LLM providers where the end user pastes their own API key; spend then goes directly to that provider. Confirmed BYOK providers in the docs include Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI (Gemini), Mistral, DeepSeek, and xAI, plus gateways like OpenRouter and local models via Ollama/LM Studio. Zed also supports adding a custom OpenAI-compatible provider by specifying a custom base URL, model ID, and API key. Keys entered in Zed are stored in the OS system keychain rather than in plaintext settings, and provider-specific environment variables are also honored.

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start — the key stays on your device.