Zed v1.2.6
Zed v1.2.6 was released on .
Summary
- Added support for specifying effort level when using OpenAI models via ChatGPT subscription (56872) - Always pass null when body is non-existent in Vue language server request (56827)
Release Context
- This was the 59th Zed release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped the same day as Zed v1.2.5 (May 15, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Grok Build v0.1.210 (May 18, 2026)
- OpenCode v1.15.4 (May 17, 2026)
- Devin Desktop v2.3.9 (May 17, 2026)
- Grok Build v0.1.209 (May 17, 2026)
- OpenCode v1.15.3 (May 16, 2026)
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Release Notes
- Added support for specifying effort level when using OpenAI models via ChatGPT subscription (56872)
- Always pass null when body is non-existent in Vue language server request (56827)
Other Recent Zed Releases
- v1.28.1 (November 11, 2026)
- v1.27.0 (November 4, 2026)
- v1.26.2 (October 28, 2026)
- v1.25.3 (October 23, 2026)
- v1.25.2 (October 21, 2026)
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