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Z.ai Chat vs MiniMax Agent: catalog facts
Z.ai Chat	MiniMax Agent
Free The chat page shows no paid plan for basic use.	Freemium The research does not give plan details or prices.
Web	Web
Direct access to the GLM models in a browser Handles coding and website building from prompts	Handles multi-step tasks rather than single chat replies Covers research, coding, analysis and content creation
Hosted service, so prompts are processed on Zhipu AI's servers Little information on the page about limits or plans	Little public detail on pricing and usage limits Hosted service, so tasks and data are processed on MiniMax servers
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 26, 2026

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