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title: "Zed 1.22.0 stable release"
description: "Zed released stable version 1.22.0. The editor adds an optional model parameter to spawn agent allowing a newly created subagent to use a model other than the configured subagent model or its parent agent’s model. Zed also displays the active"
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published_at: "2026-10-23"
updated_at: "2026-10-23"
record_date: "2026-10-23"
date_kind: "published_at"
topics: ["harness-engineering","agent-runtime"]
entities: ["Zed","GPT-6.1 Sol","OpenCode","Grok 4.7","xAI"]
related_patterns: ["harness-architecture-outlives-model-choice"]
novelty_label: "new_fact"
what_changed: "Zed 1.22.0 adds GPT-6.1 Sol BYOK support, selectable models for new subagents, automatic subagent compaction, and dynamically fetched OpenCode models."
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source_url: "https://zed.dev/releases/stable/1.22.0"
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# Zed 1.22.0 stable release

## Retrieval answer

Zed released stable version 1.22.0. The editor adds an optional model parameter to spawn agent allowing a newly created subagent to use a model other than the configured subagent model or its parent agent’s model. Zed also displays the active

Zed released stable version 1.22.0. The editor adds an optional `model` parameter to `spawn_agent`, allowing a newly created subagent to use a model other than the configured subagent model or its parent agent’s model. Zed also displays the active model on the subagent card and enables compaction for subagents.

The release adds bring-your-own-key support for GPT-6.1 Sol through an OpenAI API key. It adds Grok 4.7 to the SuperGrok and xAI providers and marks it as their recommended default. Zed now fetches the OpenCode Zen and Go model list dynamically rather than relying on a bundled list; deprecated OpenCode models are hidden. A unified/split toggle was also added for diffs opened with `zed --diff <old> <new>`.

The release notes list these changes but do not establish their cost, availability under individual provider plans, model quality, or the effect of subagent compaction on task completion. They also do not provide benchmark results for the new model-selection flow.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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