Z.ai (Zhipu) · Model subscription for Claude Code, Kilo, Cline and others
Z.ai GLM Coding Plan pricing and usage limits
A flat-fee GLM-5.3 subscription you plug into other agents. Credits refill 5 hours after use, with a weekly cap.
- Plans
- 3 tracked · $18–$168/mo
- Resets
- 5-hour, Weekly
- Models
- GLM
- Verified
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Z.ai GLM Coding Plan at a glance (Oct 16, 2026)
- The GLM Coding Plan starts at $18 a month and works inside third-party agents such as Claude Code.
- Each plan has a 5-hour credit limit and a weekly credit limit: Lite 2,000 / 10,000, Pro 12,000 / 60,000, Max 28,000 / 140,000.
- 5-hour credits are restored 5 hours after they are used. Weekly credits reset every 7 days from the subscription date.
- Off-peak usage is charged at 50% of the standard credit rate. Peak is Mon–Fri 14:00–18:00 Singapore time (UTC+8).
- Prices on z.ai/subscribe (read with a headless browser on Oct 16, 2026): Lite $18, Pro $80 (6× Lite usage), Max $168 (14× Lite usage) a month; billed yearly they come to $12.60, $56 and $117.60 a month.
Z.ai GLM Coding Plan plans compared
Monthly price, annual price per month where published, what each plan includes, and what happens past the limit.
| Usage limits | Resets | Past the limit | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z.ai GLM Coding PlanLite | $18/mo | $12.60 | 2,000 credits per 5 hours, 10,000 per week. GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash. | 5-hour Weekly | Not stated. | ✓ Verified z.ai (opens in new tab) Checked Oct 16, 2026 |
| Z.ai GLM Coding PlanPro | $80/mo | $56 | 12,000 credits per 5 hours, 60,000 per week (6× Lite). | 5-hour Weekly | Not stated. | ✓ Verified z.ai (opens in new tab) Checked Oct 16, 2026 |
| Z.ai GLM Coding PlanMax | $168/mo | $117.60 | 28,000 credits per 5 hours, 140,000 per week (14× Lite). | 5-hour Weekly | Not stated. | ✓ Verified z.ai (opens in new tab) Checked Oct 16, 2026 |
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Free tier, resets and promos
How limits reset
Two windows: 5-hour credits restored 5 hours after use, and weekly credits reset every 7 days from subscription. Off-peak usage at 0.5x credit rate.
✓ Verified Oct 16, 2026 docs.z.ai (opens in new tab)
Promos and one-offs
Yearly billing comes to 30% off the monthly price (Lite $12.60/month, Pro $56/month, Max $117.60/month). A 20% quarterly discount is reported by third-party trackers.
✓ Verified z.ai (opens in new tab)
What we couldn't verify
- Whether a free tier exists: not stated on the pages we read.
- Quarterly 20% discount: third-party reporting only.
Recent Z.ai GLM Coding Plan changes
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GLM Coding Plan moves new subscribers from prompts to credits
Prompt-count limits (Lite about 80 per 5h, Pro about 400, Max about 1,600) were replaced by 5-hour and weekly credit limits. Existing subscribers kept their plans until the end of their billing cycle.
Sources
All read on Oct 16, 2026 (America/Toronto). Spotted a change? It will be in next week's email. How we verify.
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