Chinese
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Affiliate Z.ai (GLM)
Best-value agentic coding with GLM models
$5 – $10/mo
- Incredible value at $5-10/mo
- 1M context window (GLM-5)
- Full agentic support
- 3 IDE integrations
11 providers compared — Updated 2026-04-09
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| Provider | Starting Price | Models | IDE Support | Agent | Score | Links |
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| Z.ai (GLM)
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Chinese | $5/mo | GLM-4.7, GLM-5 | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI | 9/10 | ||
| KiloPass
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Gateway | $10/mo | GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4, DeepSeek Coder +1 | CLI | 7/10 | ||
| Anthropic Claude
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Western | $20/mo | Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Opus 4 | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI | 10/10 | ||
| MiniMax
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Chinese | API-based pricing — ~$5-10/mo for moderate coding use | MiniMax M2.7 | CLI, VS Code | 7/10 | ||
| Chinese | Free | DeepSeek Coder, Qwen | CLI, VS Code | 6/10 | ||
| Western | $10/mo | GPT-4o, o3-mini, Claude Sonnet 4 | VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode, Eclipse | 6/10 | ||
| Western | $20/mo | GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4, o3-mini +1 | Cursor (VS Code fork) | 9/10 | ||
| Western | $20/mo | GPT-4o, o1, o3-mini | VS Code, CLI | 8/10 | ||
| Chinese | API-based pricing — details under verification | Doubao, Skylark | CLI, API | 6/10 | ||
| Gateway | Token-based pricing varies by model | GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro +3 | CLI, VS Code (via extensions) | 7/10 | ||
| Chinese | API-based — ~$5-10/mo equivalent for moderate coding | Qwen-2.5, Qwen-Coder | VS Code, JetBrains | 7/10 |
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Gateway
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Sponsored KiloPass
Multi-provider API gateway for AI coding
$10/mo
- Access multiple providers via one plan
- Auto-routing for best performance
- Cost-efficient for varied workloads
Western
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Sponsored Anthropic Claude
Full agentic coding with Claude Sonnet 4
$20 – $100/mo
- Best-in-class agentic coding
- 1M context window
- Multi-file editing
- Terminal integration
Chinese
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Affiliate MiniMax
Ultra-affordable API-first coding AI
API-based pricing — ~$5-10/mo for moderate coding use
- Extremely affordable API pricing
- Strong context window
- Good for high-volume coding
- Growing model capabilities
Chinese
OpenCodeGo
Budget-friendly CLI coding assistant
Free – $5/mo
- Free tier available
- CLI-first design
- Growing feature set
Western
GitHub Copilot
Tight IDE integration with OpenAI models
$10 – $39/mo
- Widest IDE support
- Tight GitHub integration
- Most affordable Western option
- Copilot Agent (beta)
Western
Cursor
AI-native IDE with autonomous Agent mode
$20 – $40/mo
- Best AI IDE experience
- Agent mode for autonomous coding
- Multi-model support
- Deep codebase indexing
Western
OpenAI ChatGPT
GPT-4o and o-series models for coding
$20 – $200/mo
- Largest model ecosystem
- Codex CLI for terminal coding
- Canvas for visual editing
Chinese
Discount link BytePlus
ByteDance's enterprise AI coding platform
API-based pricing — details under verification
- Backed by ByteDance infrastructure
- Enterprise-grade reliability
- Competitive Chinese pricing
Gateway
OpenRouter
Unified API for 100+ AI models
Token-based pricing varies by model
- Largest model selection
- Transparent pricing
- Model routing and fallbacks
- No monthly commitment
Chinese
Affiliate Qwen (Alibaba)
Alibaba's powerful and affordable coding AI
API-based — ~$5-10/mo equivalent for moderate coding
- Backed by Alibaba's infrastructure
- Very competitive API pricing
- Qwen-Agent framework
- Strong multilingual support
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