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GLM models, very cheap

Zhipu’s GLM models — strong at coding and very cheap. Keys from Z.ai and from BigModel in China both work; Conch finds which by itself.

  • Very cheap
  • Strong at code
  • Uses your integrations
Connects with
A key you paste
Your apps
Conch hands it their tools
  • NoYour files and commands
  • YesSaves memories itself
  • YesAsks before each step
  • NoWorks offline

Worth knowing first

  • Pay-as-you-go keys only: the GLM Coding Plan’s terms keep it to the coding tools Z.ai lists.
  • Tool-capable models can use Conch’s files and connected apps. Commands need the OS sandbox and run without network access; chat-only models cannot take actions.

Connect it

  1. Open Settings → Providers and choose Z.ai.
  2. Press Open z.ai and create a key. A key from BigModel in China works too.
  3. Paste it. Conch checks it before keeping it.

Or paste the key anywhere on Settings → Providers. Its keys don’t start with anything only it uses, so Conch asks you whose it is, then checks it before keeping it.

Conch tries Z.ai’s international address first, then BigModel’s, and remembers the one that takes your key. A key is only ever sent to Z.ai’s own addresses.

What you get

Zhipu’s GLM models: strong at coding and very cheap.

Conch runs the conversation itself: it keeps the thread, hands the model the tools of your apps, and asks you before anything changes. Memory, skills and the browser all work with models that can call tools.

Good to know

  • Conch supplies the tools. Tool-capable models can use memory, connected apps and files in this conversation’s work folder, with the same permission checks and Undo tracking. Commands require the OS sandbox, cannot access the network and have no unrestricted fallback. Chat-only models are labelled in the picker. If a model turns out not to take tools, Conch asks it again without them and says so.
  • Spend is tracked. Conch records each turn, and you can set a budget. See Offline and at a limit.
  • Pay-as-you-go keys only. The GLM Coding Plan’s terms keep it to the coding tools Z.ai lists, so Conch doesn’t use it.