GLM Coding Plan Price History & How to Cancel
Z.ai's coding subscription starts at $18/month and plugs GLM models into Claude Code, Cline and OpenCode instead of shipping its own editor.
How much does GLM Coding Plan cost?
| Plan | Current price |
|---|---|
| Lite (monthly)2,000 credits per 5 hours, 10,000 per week. | $18/mo |
| Lite (annual) | $151.20/yr |
| Pro (monthly)12,000 credits per 5 hours, 60,000 per week. | $72/mo |
| Pro (annual) | $604.80/yr |
| Max (monthly)28,000 credits per 5 hours, 140,000 per week. | $160/mo |
| Max (annual) | $1,344/yr |
US list prices; taxes, promotions, and app-store billing may differ. Last reviewed August 29, 2026.
Verify on the official pricing pageGLM Coding Plan price history
January 2026
Z.ai restructured the coding subscription into the current Lite, Pro and Max tiers at $18, $72 and $160 a month, with annual billing priced at a 30% discount.
How to cancel GLM Coding Plan
- 1Sign in at z.ai and open your account's subscription management page.
- 2Select the active Coding Plan and choose to cancel or turn off renewal.
- 3Confirm; the plan runs to the end of the period you paid for.
- 4Remove the Z.ai base URL and API key from any coding tool you configured, or the tool will keep trying to route requests to a plan that no longer has credits.
This plan lives inside other people's tools. Cancelling it does not remove the credentials you pasted into Claude Code, Cline or OpenCode, and those tools will keep pointing at Z.ai until you edit their config yourself.
Open the official account or cancellation pageWhat to know before you cancel
The headline saving is real but it is a saving on model access, not on tooling: the plan has no interface of its own and is worthless until you point Claude Code, Cline or OpenCode at it, which means the tool you were already paying for stays in your budget. Watch the promotional pricing, because the widely quoted $12.60, $50.40 and $112 figures are a 30% introductory rate that reverts to $18, $72 and $160 at renewal; the annual plans lock the discounted rate in for the year instead. Allowances are credit-based on a five-hour and weekly window, so a burst of agent work can exhaust a day even on Pro.
Free trial policy
No free trial of the subscription; Z.ai offers pay-as-you-go API credits instead, and the plan is frequently discounted 30% for a first period.
Frequently asked questions
How much is GLM Coding Plan?
Current US list prices for GLM Coding Plan are Lite (monthly): $18/mo · Lite (annual): $151.20/yr · Pro (monthly): $72/mo · Pro (annual): $604.80/yr · Max (monthly): $160/mo · Max (annual): $1,344/yr. Taxes, promotions, bundles, and third-party billing can change the final price.
How do I cancel GLM Coding Plan?
Start here: Sign in at z.ai and open your account's subscription management page. Complete the remaining confirmation steps before leaving the account page, and save the cancellation email or screenshot.
Does the GLM Coding Plan replace Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus?
Not for general use. It buys GLM model access for coding agents and has no chat product, mobile app or web assistant of its own. Developers use it as a cheaper engine underneath a tool like Claude Code; people who want a general assistant still need a separate subscription.
Why is my renewal higher than what I first paid?
Z.ai sells the first period at a 30% discount, so a Lite plan bought at $12.60 renews at $18 and a Pro plan bought at $50.40 renews at $72. Note the real rate when you subscribe, not the one on the checkout page.
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