Kimi Code vs GLM Coding Plan — Cost, Capacity & Access

Choose membership billing and quota mechanics across supported tools. Kimi Code — Andante: CNY 49/month. GLM Coding Plan — Lite: $12.60/month (Current displayed promotional price; list price $18/month; no expiry is published on the verified page)

Last verified Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

Plan decision matrix

Selected plans for this decision. Follow the pricing guides for all tiers. Currencies, billing periods and quota units retain their original scope.
Decision axis	Kimi Code	GLM Coding Plan
Pricing / billing	FactAndante: CNY 49/monthKimi membership pricing and benefits · Kimi Code overview · Kimi Code membership benefits	FactLite: $12.60/month (Current displayed promotional price; list price $18/month; no expiry is published on the verified page)ZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
Usage limits	FactAndante: Legacy plan for existing subscribers: a rolling 5-hour rate window plus a separate Kimi Code limit of 5 hours per week, inside the shared monthly membership quota. Kimi no longer publishes a request range for the 5-hour window. New plans drop the weekly limit.Kimi membership pricing and benefits · Kimi Code overview · Kimi Code membership benefits	FactLite: 2,000 credits / 5h and 10,000 credits / week; both caps apply.ZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
Available interfaces (product scope)	FactProduct interfaces: Kimi Code CLI, VS Code, Third-party tools through an OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible membership API key. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Kimi Code overview	FactProduct interfaces: ZCode, Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode, Other officially supported coding tools. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.ZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
After included usage	FactAndante: Extra Usage can continue service on a pay-as-you-go basis after a subscription limit is reached.Kimi Code membership benefits	FactLite: Plan calls do not draw from account balance after quota exhaustion; usage waits for the next reset.GLM Coding Plan FAQ

Choose according to your requirements

Choose Kimi Code if…

Derived decision you want the Kimi membership priced in CNY.

FactAndante: Legacy plan for existing subscribers: a rolling 5-hour rate window plus a separate Kimi Code limit of 5 hours per week, inside the shared monthly membership quota. Kimi no longer publishes a request range for the 5-hour window. New plans drop the weekly limit.Kimi membership pricing and benefits · Kimi Code overview · Kimi Code membership benefits
FactAndante: Kimi Code CLI, Kimi Code for VS Code, Membership API key for supported third-party toolsKimi membership pricing and benefits · Kimi Code overview · Kimi Code membership benefits
FactProduct interfaces: Kimi Code CLI, VS Code, Third-party tools through an OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible membership API key. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Kimi Code overview
FactIncluded with Kimi membership; usable through Kimi Code clients and membership API keysKimi Code overview
FactAndante: Extra Usage can continue service on a pay-as-you-go basis after a subscription limit is reached.Kimi Code membership benefits

Choose GLM Coding Plan if…

Derived decision you want GLM credit caps with no balance-funded plan continuation.

FactLite: 2,000 credits / 5h and 10,000 credits / week; both caps apply.ZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
FactLite: ZCode, Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode, Other officially supported coding toolsZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
FactProduct interfaces: ZCode, Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode, Other officially supported coding tools. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.ZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
FactSubscription credits usable across officially supported coding tools, including ZCodeZCode product and current plan display · GLM Coding Plan overview and quotas · GLM Coding Plan FAQ
FactLite: Plan calls do not draw from account balance after quota exhaustion; usage waits for the next reset.GLM Coding Plan FAQ

What this comparison cannot establish

Published quotas use different units and workloads. These records cannot establish relative coding output or a universal winner. A missing numeric allowance is Unknown, not unlimited.

Not directly comparable Not directly comparable: hours is not the same unit as credits.

Kimi Code: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

GLM Coding Plan: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Recommendations on this page are conditional. There is no global winner score.

Official sources and verification

Last verified Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC · Kimi Code

Last verified Sep 2, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC · GLM Coding Plan

Recent verified changes

Kimi released new membership plans: new members no longer have a weekly Kimi Code quota, and the official overview no longer publishes the 300–1,200 requests per 5 hours range. — Approximately 300–1,200 requests per rolling 5-hour window across tiers, plus a separate Kimi Code limit of 5 hours per week → New plans (pricing unchanged): no weekly quota for new members; rolling 5-hour rate window and monthly total quota remain. Go has no coding quota; Plus and above include Kimi Code. Legacy Andante–Allegro plans keep 5 hours per week. No 5-hour request count is published. Verified Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.

Plan decision matrix

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