Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Z.AI Developer Platform is a cloud-based AI platform offering GLM model APIs and agent tools for coding and office automation S1. Developers and teams use it to automate code analysis, generation, debugging, and research tasks through a single subscription S1. Its practical value lies in providing high-intelligence models with generous usage limits and off-peak discounts, reducing costs compared to standard API calls S1.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Z.AI Developer Platform, a provider of GLM language model APIs and agent tools S1.
- Core purpose: Solves the problem of automating coding and office tasks with AI S1.
- Intended users: Developers and teams seeking AI-powered coding assistance and office automation S1.
- Product scope: A platform offering model APIs, SDKs, and agent tools like ZCode and AI modelCode S1 S37.
- Positioning: Positioned as a single subscription unlocking a suite of agent tools for AI-powered work S1.
- Claimed distinction: Claims SOTA performance among open-source models in reasoning, coding, and agent capabilities S1.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
| Audience | Practical use case |
|---|---|
| Developers | Automate code generation, debugging, and maintenance tasks S1. |
| Development teams | Maintain global understanding of codebase with Q&A S1. |
| Office workers | Generate visual charts and business insights from data S1. |
| Researchers | Conduct cross-source retrieval and synthesize structured reports S1. |
Traffic and search
SEO analysis
Collected Oct 19, 2026docs.z.ai: an estimated 815,370 total monthly visits and about 6,177 monthly organic visits across 431 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 94/100.
Search summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Quick Start. docs.z.ai: an estimated 815,370 total monthly visits and about 6,177 monthly organic visits across 431 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 94/100.
- Total traffic (modeled): 815,370 monthly visits across all channels.
- Organic search traffic (estimated): 6,177 monthly visits from search.
- Strongest sampled ranking: coding plan at position 1.
- Leading page in the collected evidence: https://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview.
- Closest measured organic competitor: reddit.com, appearing 2 times in the sampled first-page SERPs.
- Technical crawl: 15 pages, health score 94/100.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Company identity and positioning
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | ](/legal-agreement/privacy-policy)[Help Center | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/help/faq) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Improved Response Speed: Reduces processing time for repeated content, accelerating model responses | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | This mechanism is particularly suitable for the following scenarios: | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | System prompt reuse: In multi-turn conversations, system prompts usually remain unchanged, and caching can significantly reduce token consumption for this part. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Repetitive tasks: For tasks that process similar content with consistent instructions multiple times, caching can improve efficiency. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Multi-turn conversation history: In complex conversations, historical messages often contain a lot of repeated information, and caching can effectively reduce token usage for this part. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | "for i in range(len(items)): print(items[i])", | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | for i, code in enumerate(code_snippets): | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | for question in questions: | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/legal-agreement/privacy-policy)[Help Center | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | ](/help/faq) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
Domain performance
Modeled total traffic, six-month trend, engagement, countries, and domain identity.
Total website traffic
Six-month trafficModeled monthly visits
Monthly visits815,370
Global rank—
Top-country rank—
Bounce rate55.5%
Pages per visit2.30
Visit duration1m 43s
| Month | Modeled visits |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 1,268,564 |
| 2026-05 | 571,104 |
| 2026-06 | 1,404,101 |
| 2026-07 | 1,418,148 |
| 2026-08 | 976,734 |
| 2026-09 | 815,370 |
Top visitor countries
| Country | Name | Traffic share |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 13.3% |
| IN | India | 8.9% |
| CN | China | 7.9% |
| RU | Russia | 6.6% |
| ID | Indonesia | 5.0% |
13.3%United States
United States13.3%India8.9%China7.9%Russia6.6%Indonesia5.0%Other58.3%
Domain identity
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Last changed | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Expires | Sep 14, 2033 |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.ai |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| Nameservers | vip7.alidns.com, vip8.alidns.com |
Website capture
Organic keywords
Top keywords and an independent Google result page.
Top organic keywords
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| glm 5.3 | 231,570 | $1.94 | $21,730 |
| z ai | 152,100 | $0.65 | $10,290 |
| zai | 139,340 | $0.66 | $9,810 |
| glm 5.3 flash | 159,580 | $0.00 | $9,530 |
| glm 5.2 | 117,870 | $1.25 | $7,480 |
Independent Google result page
Query: coding plan
| Position | Title | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLM Coding Plan | https://z.ai/subscribe | Use GLM models like GLM-5.3, GLM-5.3-Flash, GLM-5.2 & GLM-5-Turbo for AI coding in Claude Code, Codex, ZCode, Kilo Code, Cline, OpenCode, Clawdbot/OpenClaw ... |
| 2 | LLM Coding Plan | https://www.atlascloud.ai/coding-plan | Atlas Cloud Coding Plan: monthly subscription for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, Cline, Kilo Code, Roo Code, OpenCode). |
| 3 | AI Coding Plan Comparison 2026 - Claude, GLM, MiniMax ... | https://codingplan.org/en | Compare AI coding subscriptions: Claude Code, GLM, MiniMax, Kimi and Qwen. Pricing, models, usage limits and tools side by side. |
| 4 | Whats your go-to coding plan? I can't seem to find a decent ... | https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1rh83kr/whats_your_goto_coding_plan_i_cant_seem_to_find_a/ | Alibaba's $3/month Coding Plan gives you Qwen3.5, GLM-5, Kimi K2.5 AND MiniMax M2.5 in Claude Code, here's how to set it up. |
| 5 | OpenCode Go | Low cost coding models for everyone | https://opencode.ai/go | Low cost coding models for everyone · Curated, affordable models · Tested for agentic coding · Generous limits and reliable access. |
| 6 | AI Coding Subscriptions & Coding Plans 2026 | https://kilo.ai/inference/subscriptions | Compare ChatGPT, SuperGrok, Z.ai, Kimi Code, BytePlus, Xiaomi, and OpenCode Go. See prices, connection methods, and step-by-step Kilo setup guides. |
| 7 | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | https://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview | The GLM Coding Plan is your AI partner for tasks and code — a single subscription that unlocks a suite of agent tools for AI-powered coding and everyday ... |
| 8 | Top 7 Coding Plans for Vibe Coding | https://www.kdnuggets.com/top-7-coding-plans-for-vibe-coding | API bills are killing vibe coding. These seven coding plans let you ship faster without watching token costs. |
| 9 | ModelArk-Coding-Plan | https://www.byteplus.com/en/activity/codingplan | ModelArk Coding Plan integrates smoothly into real development workflows, delivering consistent, maintainable code with minimal prompt tuning. Stretch. With ... |
| 10 | 11 Best AI Coding Plans in 2026 (Compared) | https://llmgateway.io/blog/best-ai-coding-plans | The best AI coding plans in 2026 compared: Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, OpenCode Go and more, ranked on price, model access and ... |
Important pages
Pages earning the most estimated search traffic in the sample.
| URL | Ranking keywords | Estimated traffic | Best position |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview | 2 | 896.8 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5-turbo | 1 | 145.9 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-4.6 | 7 | 118.6 | 1 |
| <https://docs.z.ai/scenario-example/develop-tools/AI model> | 4 | 82.1 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-4.7 | 2 | 48.6 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing | 2 | 42.6 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/image/cogview-4 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 |
| https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-4.5 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Prioritized website intelligence pages
| Type | Page | Words | Change | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations | Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 811 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| pricing | Pricing - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 378 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| features | Context Caching - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1,649 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Function Calling - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1,475 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | Tool Streaming Output - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 606 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/stream-tool |
| features | Streaming Messages - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 512 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/streaming |
| features | Structured Output - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1,759 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/struct-output |
| features | Deep Thinking - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1,146 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/thinking |
| features | Thinking Mode - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 887 | new | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/thinking-mode |
| integrations | Errors - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 808 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/api-code |
| integrations | Introduction - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 778 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/introduction |
| integrations | Agent Chat - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1,162 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/agent |
| integrations | Conversation History - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 526 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/agent-conversation |
| integrations | File Upload - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 417 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/file-upload |
| integrations | Retrieve Result - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 412 | new | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/get-async-result |
Features
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | > ## Documentation Index | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | > Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | [Skip to main content](#content-area) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Capabilities | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Context Caching | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/guides/overview/quick-start)[API Reference | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/api-reference/introduction)[Coding Plan | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/devpack/overview)[Released Notes | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/release-notes/new-released)[Terms and Policy | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/legal-agreement/privacy-policy)[Help Center | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](/help/faq) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Copy pageCopy page | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Context caching functionality significantly reduces token consumption and response latency by caching repeated context content. When you repeatedly use the same system prompts or conversation history in dialogues, the caching mechanism automatically identifies and reuses this content, thereby improving performance and reducing costs. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | ](#features) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Automatic Cache Recognition: Implicit caching that intelligently identifies repeated context content without manual configuration | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Significant Cost Reduction: Cached tokens are billed at lower prices, dramatically saving costs | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Improved Response Speed: Reduces processing time for repeated content, accelerating model responses | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Transparent Billing: Detailed display of cached token counts in response field `usage.prompt_tokens_details.cached_tokens` | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
Pricing and plans
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | ](/api-reference/introduction)[Coding Plan | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| pricing | This page provides pricing information for Z.AI’s models and tools. All prices are in USD. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| pricing | \ | $0.15 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.37 \ |
| pricing | \ | $1.4 \ |
| pricing | \ | $1.4 \ |
| pricing | \ | $1.4 \ |
| pricing | \ | $1 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.6 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.6 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.01 / use \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.015 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.7 / MTok \ |
| pricing | \ | $3 / MTok \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.2 / video \ |
| pricing | Other Pricing | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| pricing | \ | $0.07 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.6 \ |
| pricing | \ | $2.2 \ |
| pricing | \ | $0.2 \ |
Integrations and supported platforms
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| integrations | > ## Documentation Index | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | > Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | [Skip to main content](#content-area) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/guides/overview/quick-start)[API Reference | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/api-reference/introduction)[Coding Plan | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/devpack/overview)[Released Notes | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/release-notes/new-released)[Terms and Policy | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/legal-agreement/privacy-policy)[Help Center | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](/help/faq) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Copy pageCopy page | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Tired of limits? GLM Coding Plan — monthly access to world-class models for coding and office tasks, compatible with 20+ top agent tools. All from just $18/month. Try it now → | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](#getting-started) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Getting Started | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Access Z.AI Open Platform, Register or Login. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Access Billing Page to top up if needed. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Create a Standard API Key in the API Keys management page. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Copy your API Key for use. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](https://z.ai/model-api) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
Product and company updates
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Rank tracking
Persistent keyword baselines and position movement.
This analysis created the first position baseline at 2026-10-19T05:16:01.239Z. Movement appears after the next fresh analysis using the same location and language.
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Automated task execution | Generates plans, writes code, and debugs from plain-language requirements S1. |
| Codebase Q&A | Answers questions about a team's codebase with external data integration S1. |
| Automated code maintenance | Fixes lint issues, resolves merge conflicts, and generates release notes S1. |
| Data visualization | Uploads business data to generate charts and insights S1. |
| Workflow automation | Runs complex workflows end-to-end from instruction to delivery S1. |
| Function calling | Allows models to call external functions and APIs for real-time data S149. |
| Streaming messages | Provides real-time content retrieval during response generation S155. |
| Structured output | Enforces strict data format control for complex data structures S132. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
| Integration or interface | Type | What it enables |
|---|---|---|
| RESTful API | API | Standard RESTful API compatible with all programming languages S37. |
| Python SDK | SDK | Official Python SDK with full type hints and async support S37. |
| Java SDK | SDK | Official Java SDK designed for high concurrency and availability S37. |
| OpenAI SDK Compatibility | API | Allows quick migration from OpenAI S37. |
| ZCode, AI modelCode, Codex, OpenCode, AutoClaw | Integration | Agent tools that can use the GLM Coding Plan S1. |
| Web Search MCP, Web Reader MCP, Zread MCP | AI interface | MCP servers for web search and reading S1. |
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
| Plan or offer | Verified price and billing | Included | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 | $1.4 per 1M input tokens, $0.26 cached, $4.4 output S44 | Cached input storage limited-time free S44 | Not established |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | $0.15 per 1M input tokens, $0.03 cached, $0.50 output S44 | Cached input storage limited-time free S44 | Not established |
| Web Search | $0.01 per use S44 | Built-in tool S44 | Not established |
| GLM Coding Plan | Subscription with 5-hour and weekly credits S1 | Access to agent tools like ZCode, AI modelCode S1 | 5-hour usage limit and weekly usage limit S1 |
Competition
Competitive landscape
Domains competing for the same organic search demand.
Sampled competitors
| Competitor | First-page appearances | Sampled queries | Average position | Queries observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reddit.com | 2 | 2 | 3 | coding plan, glm 5 turbo |
| youtube.com | 2 | 2 | 6 | coding plan, glm 5 turbo |
| wavespeed.ai | 1 | 1 | 1 | glm 5 turbo |
| codingplan.org | 1 | 1 | 2 | coding plan |
| developer.puter.com | 1 | 1 | 2 | glm 5 turbo |
| choose-your-ai.com | 1 | 1 | 3 | coding plan |
| trendingtopics.eu | 1 | 1 | 3 | glm 5 turbo |
| codegpt.co | 1 | 1 | 4 | coding plan |
| docs.bswen.com | 1 | 1 | 5 | coding plan |
| developers.openai.com | 1 | 1 | 6 | coding plan |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Independent review sources discovered
No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.
AI visibility
Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.
AI-assistant referral traffic
- Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 1.5%
| Month | Traffic share | Source |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Site-stated AI capabilities
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | print(agent.chat("Search for the latest developments in artificial intelligence")) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | Structured output (JSON mode) ensures that AI returns JSON data conforming to predefined formats, providing reliable guarantees for programmatic processing of AI outputs. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/struct-output |
| features | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cache |
| features | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | Function Calling allows AI models to call external functions and APIs, greatly expanding the capability boundaries of intelligent agents, enabling them to perform specific operations and obtain real-time data. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | Function calling provides AI models with the ability to interact with external systems, supporting various complex application scenarios and integration requirements. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling |
| features | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/stream-tool |
| features | Stream Tool Call is a unique feature of Z.ai’s latest model, allowing real-time access to reasoning processes, response content, and tool call information during tool invocation, providing better user experience and real-time feedback. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/stream-tool |
| features | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/streaming |
| pricing | This page provides pricing information for Z.AI’s models and tools. All prices are in USD. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| integrations | Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT home page 0 1 | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Tired of limits? GLM Coding Plan — monthly access to world-class models for coding and office tasks, compatible with 20+ top agent tools. All from just $18/month. Try it now → | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Access Z.AI Open Platform, Register or Login. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Access Billing Page to top up if needed. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Create a Standard API Key in the API Keys management page. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](https://z.ai/model-api) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Z.AI Open Platform | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Access Z.AI Open Platform, Register or Login. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | ](https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list) | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| integrations | Create a Standard API Key in the API Keys management page. | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.
Marketing opportunities
Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.
| Opportunity | Recommended action | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor gap | Review the sampled queries where reddit.com appears. | 2 first-page appearances across coding plan, glm 5 turbo |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Website evidence gaps
- customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
No citation-grounded independent review links were found.
Customer proof
No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.
Independent mentions
- Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — / Model / Strength / Language / Context / Resource / / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / / GLM-5.3-Flash / Delivering frontier intelligence at radically lower cost / English & Chinese / 1M / Guide API Reference / / GLM-5.3-FlashX / Delivering inference speeds of 200 tokens/s / English & Chinese / 1M / Guide API Reference / / GLM-5.3 / AI modelFable 5-level coding and agent capabilities Stronger in long-horizon, complex tasks / English & Chinese / 1M / Guide API Reference / / GLM-5.2 / Open-source SOT
- Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT # Overview The GLM Coding Plan is your AI partner for tasks and code — a single subscription that unlocks a suite of agent tools for AI-powered coding and everyday office work.
- Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — - Access Z.AI Open Platform, Register or Login. - Access Billing Page to top up if needed. - Create a Standard API Key in the API Keys management page. - Copy your API Key for use. ... Choose Model ... Choose the Calling Method ... ## HTTP API ... ## Z.AI Python SDK ... After preparing your `API Key` and selecting a model, you can start making API calls. Here are examples using `curl`, `Python SDK`, and `Java SDK`:
- Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — GLM Coding Plan supports both the Anthropic and OpenAI protocols. Make sure to configure the correct `Base URL`: ... / Protocol / Base URL / / --- / --- / / Anthropic Messages / `https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic` / / OpenAI Chat Completions / `https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4` / / OpenAI Responses / `https://api.z.ai/api/v1` /
- HTTP API Calls - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — HTTP API Calls - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT # HTTP API Calls Z.AI provides standard HTTP API interfaces that support multiple programming languages and development environments, allowing you to easily integrate Z.AI’s powerful capabilities.
- Official Java SDK - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT — Official Java SDK - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT # Official Java SDK Z.AI Java SDK is the official Java development toolkit provided by Z.AI, offering Java developers convenient and efficient AI model integration solutions.
- [OpenAI Python SDK - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT](https://docs.z.ai/guides/develop/AI model) — # OpenAI Python SDK Z.AI provides interfaces compatible with OpenAI API, which means you can use existing OpenAI SDK code and seamlessly switch to Z.AI’s model services by simply modifying the API key and base URL. This compatibility allows you to:
- docs.z.ai — # Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT ... > Use GLM models like GLM-5.3 & GLM-5.3-FLASH for AI coding in AI modelCode, Kilo Code, Cline, OpenCode, Clawdbot/OpenClaw and more. Plans from $18/month—fast, reliable code generation and tool use for daily dev work.
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Contact and support | "phone": {"type": "string"}, | source |
| Legal and privacy | Learn about account usage rules, rate limits, refund policies, and other important guidelines. | source |
| Security and compliance | / 1005 / 401 / Need Two-Factor Authentication / | source |
| Uptime and status page | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
| Resource or update | Type | What is available | Date or freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Public tutorials and product guidance. (source) | Not dated |
| Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Documentation | Documentation is publicly available. (source) | Not dated |
| Pricing - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | This page provides pricing information for Z.AI’s models and tools. All prices are in USD. (source) | Not dated |
| Context Caching - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Guides, comparisons, pricing breakdowns, use cases, and how-to articles. (source) | Not dated |
| Function Calling - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Public tutorials and product guidance. (source) | Not dated |
| Tool Streaming Output - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Public tutorials and product guidance. (source) | Not dated |
| Streaming Messages - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Public tutorials and product guidance. (source) | Not dated |
| Structured Output - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | Guide | Public tutorials and product guidance. (source) | Not dated |
Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | Cloud-based API platform S37. | S37 |
| Platforms and apps | Web-based platform S37. | S37 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | RESTful API, Python SDK, Java SDK, OpenAI SDK compatibility S37. | S37 |
| Data ownership and export | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Performance and reliability claims | GLM series achieved SOTA performance among open-source models S1. | S1 |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| TLS certificate | Let's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-12-05 |
| Security headers | HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options |
| Headers not served | Referrer-Policy |
| Server header | Vercel |
Not measurable: rdap: HTTP 400; wayback: ladder budget spent after 5 probe(s); rdap: exceeded the overall budget; wayback: exceeded the overall budget; tls: exceeded the overall budget; dns: exceeded the overall budget; headers: exceeded the overall budget. A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.
Technical site audit
A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.
Scout — Bounded technical crawl
- Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
- Technical health: 94/100
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 17
- Notices: 1
Issues
Crawled pages
| Status | Title | H1s | Words | Response | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1118 | 96 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| 200 | Quick Start - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1118 | 57 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-start |
| 200 | Introduction - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1117 | 85 ms | https://docs.z.ai/api-reference/introduction |
| 200 | Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 948 | 105 ms | https://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview |
| 200 | New Released - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 678 | 61 ms | https://docs.z.ai/release-notes/new-released |
| 200 | Privacy Policy - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 4223 | 90 ms | https://docs.z.ai/legal-agreement/privacy-policy |
| 200 | FAQ - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 365 | 55 ms | https://docs.z.ai/help/faq |
| 200 | Overview - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 583 | 70 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/overview |
| 200 | Pricing - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 438 | 60 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing |
| 200 | Core Parameters - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1358 | 72 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/concept-param |
| 200 | Migrate to GLM-5.3 - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1084 | 75 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/migrate-to-glm-new |
| 200 | GLM-5.3-Flash/FlashX - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 3214 | 63 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/vlm/glm-5.3-flash |
| 200 | GLM-5.3 - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 2980 | 59 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.3 |
| 200 | GLM-5.2 - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 3136 | 78 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.2 |
| 200 | Thinking Mode - Overview - Z.AI DEVELOPER DOCUMENT | 1 | 1062 | 71 ms | https://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/thinking-mode |
This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.
Search Console and Analytics
First-party search and behavioral data connection state.
Modeled acquisition channels
| Channel | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| direct | 16.6% |
| search | 44.2% |
| search organic | 43.4% |
| search paid | 0.9% |
| social | 5.8% |
| social organic | 5.7% |
| social paid | 0.0% |
| referrals | 31.4% |
| paid referrals | 0.2% |
| 0.4% | |
| gen ai | 1.5% |
| affiliate | 0.0% |
| other | 0.0% |
First-party connections
| Integration | Status | Data available after connection |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Not connected | Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices |
| Google Analytics | Not connected | Organic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices |
No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not mention any competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of company ownership details, contact information, legal/privacy policies, uptime status, and release activity. Open questions remain about data ownership and export capabilities.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 15 collected pages from docs.z.ai, covering overview, quick start, pricing, API reference, and capabilities. The evidence catalog includes 180 items, with sources from static and browser rendering rendering. External proof search was performed but no review profiles were collected. Limitations: no first-party customer testimonials or independent reviews were available.
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/quick-startVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview#automated-task-executionVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing#other-pricingVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/cacheVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/function-calling#api-integrationVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/stream-toolVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/streamingVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/struct-output#configuration-management-and-validation-complete-implementationVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/thinkingVerified
- Official Websitehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/capabilities/thinking-modeVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/api-reference/api-codeVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/api-reference/introductionVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/agentVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/agent-conversationVerified
- Documentationhttps://docs.z.ai/api-reference/agents/file-uploadVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/overviewVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/devpack/overviewVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/devpack/quick-startVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/develop/http/introductionVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/develop/java/introductionVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/guides/develop/openai/pythonVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/llms.txtVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/help/faqVerified
- Articlehttps://docs.z.ai/devpack/tool/othersVerified