Kimi, GLM and Qwen coding plans vs pay-per-token API, October 2026
What the Kimi, Z.ai GLM and Alibaba Qwen coding plans cost and include, whether DeepSeek has a code plan, and what the same monthly money buys per token.
The plans, October 2026
Kimi, Z.ai and Alibaba sell monthly coding plans. Each caps usage per 5-hour window instead of charging per token. DeepSeek sells no plan.
| Plan | Price | Included | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Plus | $19/mo | Kimi Code included, rolling 5-hour limit | www.kimi.ai |
| Kimi Pro | $39/mo | Kimi Code included, 2x agent credits | www.kimi.ai |
| Kimi Max | $99/mo | Kimi Code included, 5x agent credits | www.kimi.ai |
| Kimi Ultra | $199/mo | Kimi Code included, 10x agent credits | www.kimi.ai |
| Z.ai GLM Coding Plan | from $18/mo | Lite 2,000, Pro 12,000, Max 28,000 credits per 5 hours; GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash | docs.z.ai |
| Alibaba Coding Plan Pro | $50/mo | 6,000 requests per 5 hours, 45,000 a week, 90,000 a month | www.alibabacloud.com |
| DeepSeek none | API only | Pay per token from a prepaid balance | api-docs.deepseek.com |
Monthly prices billed monthly, from each developer’s own page, read 2026-10-17. Kimi’s annual billing is lower.
Does DeepSeek have a code plan?
No. DeepSeek's own pricing page lists only pay-per-token API rates, charged against a topped-up balance. Sites selling a "DeepSeek Code Plan" are resellers. Our DeepSeek prices, with DeepSeek's list price next to each, are on the DeepSeek API pricing post.
What a plan’s price buys per token
The same monthly money spent per token here, with no 5-hour window. The mix is an assumption: 10 input tokens for every output token, which is typical of a coding agent re-sending files. Nothing is counted at the cached rate, so cached repeats stretch it further.
| Model | Input | Output | $19 buys | $39 buys | $50 buys | $99 buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | $0.90 | $4.50 | 15M | 32M | 41M | 81M |
| GLM 5.3 | $0.3276 | $1.0296 | 49M | 100M | 128M | 253M |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | $0.192 | $0.768 | 78M | 160M | 205M | 405M |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | $0.75 | $1.188 | 24M | 49M | 63M | 125M |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.06 | $0.18 | 268M | 550M | 705M | 1,396M |
Input and output in USD per million tokens, from the live catalog. "Buys" is millions of tokens at 10:1 input to output.
Plan or per token
A plan fits if you code in one tool every day and run into its window rarely. You pay the same whether you use it or not.
Per token fits uneven use, and work across more than one developer's models. One key reaches Kimi, GLM, Qwen, DeepSeek, Claude, GPT and Gemini, in Cursor, Cline, OpenCode or your own code. There is no window to wait out, and nothing is charged in a month you don't use it.
Questions
Does Kimi K3 work in Cursor or Cline here? Yes. Both take an OpenAI-compatible base URL; the Cursor guide and the Cline guide have the settings. Use kimi-k3 as the model id.
Is there a subscription here? No. Credit is prepaid from $10, and each top-up locks your prices for 30 days. New accounts start with $1 free.
Where are the full price lists? On the Kimi, GLM, Qwen and DeepSeek pricing pages.