alt Hacker NewsAnthropic: 17 USD (pro), 100 USD (max)
GLM: 80 USD (pro), 168 USD (max) -> with "limited-time event" discount this becomes 56 USD and 117.6 USD
I also don't understand why are they so much costlier, and I would also like to give it a try.
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> Anthropic: 17 USD (pro), 100 USD (max) GLM: 80 USD (pro), 168 USD (max) -> with "limited-time event" discount this is 56 USD and 117.6 USD
GLM's "Max" plan is (was?) equivalent to 3x Claude's 20x ($200) plan.
Just use GLM-5.3 Flash via OpenRouter. It's dirt cheap especially relative to how capable it is. While the Z.ai coding plan was a decent deal in the past I always ran into limiting with it and since I use it intermittently for personal projects my usage wasn't always enough to make the math work - the a la carte pricing via OpenRouter makes this a non-issue.
There's also a new free stealth model available that's more likely than not in the GLM family. This seems to happen every few months for a week or two and represents a good savings opportunity.
The $17 figure is Anthropic's monthly cost if purchased annually. I'll use monthly numbers.
Anthropic's Pro is $20 and corresponds to Z.ai's Lite at $18
Anthropic's 5x Max is $100 and corresponds to Z.ai's Pro at $80
Anthropic's 20x Max is $200 and corresponds to Z.ai's Max at $168