Zed Editor

Zed is a high-performance editor with built-in AI assistant support. It can connect to any OpenAI-compatible API, making FinOps a natural fit for universal model access across providers, plus governance features like virtual keys and built-in observability.

Setup

1. Configure FinOps Provider

Add FinOps to Zed's language_models.openai_compatible configuration. This is typically in your Zed settings (JSON) or workspace config.

"language_models": {
 "openai_compatible": {
 "FinOps": {
 "api_url": "{AI_GATEWAY_URL}/openai",
 "available_models": [
 {
 "name": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5",
 "max_tokens": 200000,
 "max_output_tokens": 4096,
 "capabilities": {
 "tools": true,
 "images": true,
 "parallel_tool_calls": true,
 "prompt_cache_key": false
 }
 },
 {
 "name": "openai/gpt-4o",
 "max_tokens": 128000,
 "max_output_tokens": 4096,
 "capabilities": {
 "tools": true,
 "images": true,
 "parallel_tool_calls": true,
 "prompt_cache_key": false
 }
 },
 {
 "name": "openai/gpt-5",
 "max_tokens": 256000,
 "max_output_tokens": 4096,
 "capabilities": {
 "tools": true,
 "images": true,
 "parallel_tool_calls": true,
 "prompt_cache_key": false
 }
 }
 ]
 }
 }
}

Replace {AI_GATEWAY_URL}/openai with your FinOps gateway URL + /openai.

2. Model Capabilities

Use FinOps model IDs in provider/model format (e.g. openai/gpt-5, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5). Ensure these models are configured in FinOps.

3. Reload Workspace

After changing the configuration, reload the workspace so Zed recognizes and reloads the provider list.

Virtual Keys

When FinOps has virtual key authentication enabled, add an api_key field to the FinOps provider config (check Zed's documentation for the exact field name - it may vary by version):

"FinOps": {
 "api_url": "{AI_GATEWAY_URL}/openai",
 "api_key": "bf-your-virtual-key-here",
 "available_models": [...]
}

This lets you enforce usage limits, budgets, and access control per user or team. For team deployments, create a separate virtual key for each team or environment - each key can have its own rate limits, budgets, and provider access rules configured in the FinOps dashboard.

Model Selection

Zed lets you assign models to different AI features. Use FinOps model IDs in provider/model format to access any configured provider:

• Use powerful models like openai/gpt-5 or anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 for complex code generation and refactoring
• Use fast models like groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile for quick completions and inline suggestions

Using Multiple Providers

FinOps routes requests to the correct provider based on the model name. Use the provider/model-name format to access any configured provider through the single OpenAI-compatible endpoint:

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
openai/gpt-5
gemini/gemini-2.5-pro
mistral/mistral-large-latest

Supported Providers

FinOps supports the following providers with the provider/model-name format:

openai, azure, gemini, vertex, bedrock, mistral, groq, cerebras, cohere, perplexity, xai, ollama, openrouter, huggingface, nebius, parasail, replicate, vllm, sgl

Observability

All Zed requests through FinOps are logged. Monitor them at {AI_GATEWAY_URL}/logs - filter by provider, model, or search through conversation content to track usage.

Next Steps

• Provider Configuration - Configure AI providers in FinOps
• Virtual Keys - Set up usage limits and access control