Kimi vs Zhipu GLM Coding Plan
Compare Kimi and Zhipu GLM Coding Plan: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
LLM
Coding Assistant
Rating
β 3.5
β 3.5
Free Credits
0 undefined
4.7 undefined
Refresh Period
daily
unlimited
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
Yes
Paid From
API $0.12/million tokens
Lite $30/quarter (~$10/mo)
Kimi
By Moonshot AI, Kimi K2.6 focuses on coding and agent capabilities. 13-hour non-stop coding, 300 sub-agents in parallel, SWE-Bench Pro score of 58.6. Free tier includes daily credits for chat and light coding tasks.
Pros
- βK2.6 coding performance near Claude Sonnet
- βOpen-weight model, self-hostable
- βFree credits daily
- βMassive 2M context window
- βAgent Swarm for parallel tasks
- βAccessible in China without VPN
Cons
- βFree tier limited, heavy use requires payment
- βK2-Thinking mode is slow
- βComplex reasoning below top closed-source models
- βAPI pricing adds up for heavy use
Key Features
K2.6 coding + agent modelAgent Swarm: 300 parallel sub-agents13-hour non-stop coding2M character context windowWeb search with real-time infoKimi Code coding assistantKimi Claw AI agentDeep Research modeSlides/Websites/Docs/Sheets generation
Zhipu GLM Coding Plan
Zhipu's AI coding subscription paired with ZCode IDE. Free models available (GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.5-Flash). Paid tiers: Lite ~$10/mo, Pro ~$30/mo, Max ~$80/mo (quarterly billing). Compatible with 20+ coding tools. Subscribers get 1.5x quota in ZCode.
Pros
- βFree models truly unlimited
- βGLM-5.1 flagship coding model
- βWorks with 20+ coding tools (Claude Code/Cursor/Cline etc)
- βFree MCP tools with subscription (vision/search/reader)
- β1.5x quota for subscribers in ZCode
- βEasy payment via Alipay in China
Cons
- βQuarterly billing only, no monthly
- βFlash models lack depth for complex tasks
- βGLM-5 requires Pro tier
- βPrices increased 30%+, no first-purchase discount
Key Features
Unlimited free Flash modelsZCode 3.0 coding tool (self-developed Agent)Multi-model: GLM-5.1/5-Turbo/4.7/4.6OpenAI/Claude API compatibleFree vision/search/reader MCP toolsWorks with Claude Code/Cursor/Cline/Codex CLI and 20+ tools