Free chat over the GLM models, with a cheap coding plan behind it.
Z.ai runs a free chat on its GLM models. The reason coders know it is the GLM Coding Plan: a low monthly fee that lets GLM drive Claude Code, Cline and other tools instead of a pay-per-token API key.
Key info
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platform
- Web
- Category
- Chats
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Free plan
- Yes, chat at chat.z.ai is free
- Coding plan from
- $18 a month (GLM Coding Plan Lite), for using GLM inside coding tools
- Works with
- Claude Code, Cline and other tools that accept a custom endpoint
- Models
- GLM, open weights
- Good for
- Running an agent all month without a pay-per-token bill