#z-ai

Where should you buy GLM-5.2 tokens? Z.ai lists $1.40 in / $4.40 out per Mtok, but 20+ hosts undercut it. A July 2026 price and output-cap comparison guide.

Does the $18 GLM Coding Plan pay off? An honest look at Lite, Pro and Max quota mechanics, the 3x/2x GLM-5.2 multiplier, and when to skip it for Claude Code.

Route GLM-5.2 through Claude Code with two env vars. The full setup guide: npx wizard, shell script or manual JSON, the glm-5.2[1m] gotcha, and when to switch.

GLM-5.2 is MIT-licensed and downloadable, but full weights run ~1.5TB and need datacenter GPUs. The hardware reality, quant ladder, and routes that work.

ZCode is Z.ai's free desktop agentic development environment for GLM-5.2. A full guide to Goal Mode, custom subagents, remote control, BYOK, pricing and limits.

Z.ai's GLM-5.2 lands with full benchmarks and MIT open weights: #2 on Code Arena Frontend, near Opus 4.8 on agentic coding, at GLM-5.1 pricing.

Z.ai shipped GLM-5.2 to every GLM Coding Plan tier with 1M context and long-horizon coding claims. How the distribution-first launch works and how to switch.

Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.1 scoring 45.3 on coding benchmarks — 94.6% of Claude Opus 4.6. Huawei-trained, open-source promised. Full analysis and comparison.

Zhipu AI launches GLM-5 with 744B parameters, 200K context, and agentic intelligence — with confirmed domestic chip deployment support. Full technical analysis.

GLM-4.7 achieves 73.8% SWE-bench and 87.4% τ²-Bench with Preserved Thinking. Complete developer guide for the $3/month Claude Code alternative.