FeaturedPricing audit16 min read
The right package is not the one with the lowest converted sticker price. It is the one whose route, region, and quota model actually match your workflow. This guide starts with the public domestic and international price tables, then tells readers which plan is the best fit for cheap entry, daily use, overseas checkout, explicit API billing, and better value under real-world coding workloads.
- If you only want the cheapest paid mainland entry, MiMo Lite is displayed at about $4.88 per month (¥39), while Kimi Andante is $6.13 (¥49) and MiniMax Domestic Starter is $3.63 (¥29) — but they are different product types and should not be treated as interchangeable.
- If you want the cheapest dedicated mainland coding-plan route, Volcengine Ark Lite is displayed at $5 per month, while StepFun Flash Mini is $6.13 and Flash Plus is often the stronger daily-use value pick at $12.38.
- If you need a cleaner overseas USD package page, MiniMax Starter is $10 per month and BytePlus Lite is $10 per month on the public global Coding Plan table, with BytePlus marked as reference-only pricing.
Benchmarks9 min read
Public benchmark numbers for Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, Qwen3.6-Plus, Kimi K2.6/K2.5, MiniMax M2.5/M2.7, GLM-5.1, and MiMo-V2-Pro — plus which claims are full public scores and which are only launch-post deltas.
Model comparison7 min read
MiniMax M2.5/M2.7 vs GLM-5.1 for coding — benchmarks, setup, subscription fit, and where each one wins.
GLM6 min read
GLM clearly works in CLI-style coding workflows, but the public docs still frame it through supported tools rather than a separate GLM-branded CLI download.
Model comparison7 min read
Qwen 3.6-Plus vs GLM-5.1 for agentic coding — benchmarks, CLI support, plan structure, and tool ecosystem.
Buying guide8 min read
Which AI coding plan fits your route, tool chain, and budget — GLM, MiniMax, Kimi, MiMo, and Qwen compared.
Integration8 min read
How to set up GLM with Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Coding Tool Helper, and GLM-5.1 routing.
Integration9 min read
Setting up MiniMax M2.7 with Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, MiniMax CLI, Token Plan, and region-specific endpoints.
Integration9 min read
Setting up Kimi with CLI, Claude Code, Roo Code, and OpenClaw — plus the split between Kimi Code and Moonshot Open Platform.
Integration9 min read
Setting up MiMo with OpenCode, Claude Code, and OpenClaw — plus the PAYG vs Token Plan split that matters.
OpenClaw8 min read
Which coding plans support OpenClaw — GLM, MiniMax, Kimi, and MiMo compared by route, auth flow, and setup difficulty.
Hermes Agent8 min read
Which Chinese AI providers support Hermes Agent — provider IDs, env vars, and setup for GLM, MiniMax, Kimi, and MiMo.
Model Guide10 min read
GLM-5 and GLM-5.1 architecture, benchmarks, tool support, and API pricing for agentic coding workflows.
Model Guide7 min read
GLM-5V-Turbo architecture, input modalities, benchmark results, and official skill capabilities for vision+coding workflows.
Model Guide9 min read
MiniMax M2.5 architecture, benchmark results, pricing, and cost efficiency compared to Claude Opus, GPT-5, and Gemini.
Model Guide9 min read
MiniMax M2.7 self-evolving agent model: architecture, benchmarks, self-optimization capabilities, and open-source details.
Model Guide10 min read
Kimi K2 (1.04T/32B MoE, MIT) and K2.5 (multimodal, Agent Swarm, 256K context) — architecture, benchmarks, and how to use them.
Model Guide8 min read
StepFun Step 3.5 Flash is a 196.81B/11B MoE model with Multi-Token Prediction, 256K context, and up to 350 TPS — architecture, benchmarks, and pricing.
Model Guide8 min read
MiMo-V2-Pro official release facts, 1M-context pricing bands, and the public Xiaomi tool-routing story for agentic coding workflows.
Model Guide10 min read
Qwen3.6-Plus from Alibaba scores SWE-Bench Verified 78.8% and Terminal-Bench 2.0 61.6%. Covers the full Qwen3 family timeline, multimodal capabilities, API endpoints, and benchmark comparison vs Claude Opus 4.5, Kimi K2.5, and GLM-5.
Model Guide10 min read
Official Seed2.0 family facts, public benchmark signals, and the Volcengine Ark access route from ByteDance and Volcengine public pages.
Model Guide11 min read
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview launched on April 20, 2026 with six #1 benchmark claims, strong gains over Qwen3.6-Plus, and route-specific Model Studio pricing that already differs by deployment scope.
Model Guide12 min read
Kimi K2.6 launch facts, public benchmark rows, long-horizon coding cases, API pricing, and route guidance for Kimi Code vs Moonshot Open Platform.
GLM9 min read
GLM Coding Plan pricing: Lite, Pro, Max tiers, prompt limits, MCP quotas, supported models, and how Coding Plan differs from API billing.
Kimi10 min read
Kimi K2.5 pricing: Kimi Code membership, Moonshot Open Platform token rates, tool fees, and route-specific keys and endpoints.
MiniMax10 min read
MiniMax Token Plan pricing: Starter, Plus, Max, Highspeed tiers, monthly vs annual billing, and PAYG model rates.
Comparison9 min read
GLM vs Kimi vs MiniMax compared by route type, pricing structure, tool support, and workflow fit.
Buying tips9 min read
Six common mistakes when buying GLM, Kimi, and MiniMax plans — and how to avoid each one.