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GLM-powered coding for Claude Code, Cursor & 20+ tools

AI Coding Assistants z.ai Web VS Code CLI API
Coding Text / Chat Image Input Web Search Agents

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Z.ai by Zhipu AI provides the GLM Coding Plan — affordable access to frontier GLM models (GLM-5.3, GLM-5.3-Flash) with built-in MCP tools. Works seamlessly as a drop-in backend for Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, and 20+ coding tools.

Key Features

MCP Vision AnalysisMCP Web SearchMCP Web ReaderFunction callingStreamingDrop-in for Claude Code & Cursor1M context on GLM-5.3

Pros

  • Drop-in backend for Claude Code & Cursor
  • Free built-in MCP tools (Vision, Web Search)
  • Competitive pricing vs OpenAI/Anthropic
  • Works with 20+ coding tools
  • Seamless IDE integration via host tools
  • Affordable entry pricing ($10/mo)
  • Pay-per-use option for occasional users

Cons

  • Chinese company (data privacy)
  • Smaller model lineup than major providers
  • No standalone agentic CLI — relies on host tool
  • Privacy and compliance story less mature than Anthropic's

Pricing Plans

Lite

GLM Coding Plan – entry

$18/mo
Get Lite
  • GLM-5.1 & GLM-5-Turbo
  • GLM-4.7, 4.6, 4.5-Air
  • Free MCP tools
  • Vision, Web Search, Web Reader
  • Works with Claude Code & Cursor
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Pro

GLM Coding Plan – more credits

$80/mo
Get Pro
  • Everything in Lite
  • GLM-5 flagship access
  • Higher rate limits
  • Priority support

Max

GLM Coding Plan – highest limits

$168/mo
Get Max
  • Everything in Pro
  • Highest rate limits
  • Dedicated capacity
  • Team management

Supported AI Models

5.3

GLM-5.3

Zhipu AI / 1M ctx

Coding Text / Chat Agents

Context Window

1M Tokens

Latency (TTFT)

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Pricing (Input)

Included

Pricing (Output)

Included

5.3F

GLM-5.3-Flash

Zhipu AI / API

Coding Text / Chat Agents

Context Window

—

Latency (TTFT)

—

Pricing (Input)

Included

Pricing (Output)

Included

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