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Z.ai Chat vs Kimi: catalog facts
Z.ai Chat	Kimi
Free The chat page shows no paid plan for basic use.	Freemium Free to use in the browser, with optional paid plans.
Web	Web
Direct access to the GLM models in a browser Handles coding and website building from prompts	Handles long documents and research tasks Agent features for coding, slides and parallel tasks
Hosted service, so prompts are processed on Zhipu AI's servers Little information on the page about limits or plans	Cloud service, so conversations are processed on Moonshot AI's servers Agent features are newer and change often
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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