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GLM Coding Plan — Lite

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Verdict

Z.AI GLM Coding Plan Lite: $18/mo standard (or ~$16.20/mo equiv. annual at $172.80/yr, ~$48.60/quarter), 2K credits per 5h + 10K weekly credits across GLM-5.3/GLM-5-Turbo/GLM-4.7 in Claude Code and other supported tools.

The terms

$18.00/month
Lite: 2,000 credits per 5-hour cycle plus 10,000 credits per week (~43-105M GLM-5.3 tokens/week depending on cache hit rate and peak/off-peak), shared across Claude Code, OpenCode, Cline and other officially supported tools.

From the official page

"Generous Usage at a Fair Price: Get higher call limits than standard plans. Starting at just 18 USD per month, with Pro and Max plans designed for high-frequency, complex projects."

"| Lite | $18 | $9 |"

"Each plan is subject to both a 5-hour usage limit and a weekly usage limit."

"| Lite | 2,000 | 10,000 |"

"| Lite | 43 – 87 million tokens/week | 48 – 97 million tokens/week | 52 – 105 million tokens/week |"

"Only the following three models can be called: GLM-5.3, GLM-5-Turbo and GLM-4.7."

Official source: z.ai

Verified 2026-08-25

The math

Free within provider limits — effective marginal cost is $0 until quotas are hit.

Watch out

Machine-discovered entry — numbers trace to official sources via quotes; editorial verdict pending.