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GLM Coding Plan (Z.ai) limits

“Actual credit math, published. Respect.”

When does GLM reset?

GLM Coding Plan uses credits with a rolling 5-hour cap and a weekly cap (7 days from your subscription date). Off-peak use costs half the credits; peak is weekdays 14:00–18:00 UTC+8 (23:00–03:00 PT), and weekends are off-peak all day.

Plans at a glance

  • Lite$18/mo
  • Pro$80/mo
  • Max$168/mo

GLM Coding Plan (Z.ai) usage limits by plan

$18/mo
Lite
API value$71–151/mo~3.9–8.4×mediumhow?
10,000 credits per week + 2,000 per 5 hours. Credits = tokens x model multiplier (GLM-5.3 per 10k tokens: input 6.9, cached 1.7, output 24 credits). Off-peak usage costs 50% of the credits; peak is Mon-Fri 14:00-18:00 UTC+8 (23:00-03:00 PT), weekends are off-peak all day.
ResetsRolling 5-hour + weekly (7 days from subscription)
$14.4/mo billed quarterly, $12.6/mo billed yearly. Quarterly… more
$14.4/mo billed quarterly, $12.6/mo billed yearly. Quarterly billing 20% off, yearly 30% off. Credits system since 2026-07-30; legacy V1/V2 prompt-based plans still renew for existing subscribers. Non-refundable. Works in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, Kilo Code and 20+ other agent tools (Anthropic-compatible endpoint).
$80/mo
Pro
API value$425–907/mo~5.3–11×mediumhow?
60,000 credits per week + 12,000 per 5 hours (6x Lite). Credits = tokens x model multiplier (GLM-5.3 per 10k tokens: input 6.9, cached 1.7, output 24 credits). Off-peak usage costs 50% of the credits; peak is Mon-Fri 14:00-18:00 UTC+8 (23:00-03:00 PT), weekends are off-peak all day.
ResetsRolling 5-hour + weekly (7 days from subscription)
$64/mo billed quarterly, $56/mo billed yearly. Quarterly bil… more
$64/mo billed quarterly, $56/mo billed yearly. Quarterly billing 20% off, yearly 30% off. Credits system since 2026-07-30; legacy V1/V2 prompt-based plans still renew for existing subscribers. Non-refundable. Works in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, Kilo Code and 20+ other agent tools (Anthropic-compatible endpoint).
$168/mo
Max
API value$992–2,117/mo~5.9–13×mediumhow?
140,000 credits per week + 28,000 per 5 hours (14x Lite). Credits = tokens x model multiplier (GLM-5.3 per 10k tokens: input 6.9, cached 1.7, output 24 credits). Off-peak usage costs 50% of the credits; peak is Mon-Fri 14:00-18:00 UTC+8 (23:00-03:00 PT), weekends are off-peak all day.
ResetsRolling 5-hour + weekly (7 days from subscription)
$134.4/mo billed quarterly, $117.6/mo billed yearly. Quarter… more
$134.4/mo billed quarterly, $117.6/mo billed yearly. Quarterly billing 20% off, yearly 30% off. Credits system since 2026-07-30; legacy V1/V2 prompt-based plans still renew for existing subscribers. Non-refundable. Works in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, Kilo Code and 20+ other agent tools (Anthropic-compatible endpoint).

GLM limit changes

  1. Z.ai

    GLM Coding Plan switched to credits (5-hour + weekly credit caps, off-peak at half rate); old prompt-based plans closed to new users

    Existing V1/V2 and team subscribers keep their old limits and can renew. Weekends are now off-peak all day for existing plans too.

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