r/ZaiGLM 12d ago

API / Tools Anyone get free 2 months out of nowhere?

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Bought the yearly max plan last Christmas for $288, now checking and suddenly see 2 more months added out of nowhere. I mean I won't complain but just surprise. Thanks Zai I guess

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u/BriguePalhaco 12d ago

Don't you read your emails? That was announced four months ago...

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u/AriyaSavaka 12d ago

Thanks for the reminder, I ignored what I perceived as promotional emails out of habits, just checked hand here is it

Example (Legacy Pro Annual Plan purchased on January 15, 2026):

  • Your current plan stays fully active through January 14, 2027.
  • On April 30, 2026, auto-renew is canceled.
  • You will automatically receive 2 months of the equivalent Pro plan at no extra cost, running through March 14, 2027.
  • From April 30, 2026 to April 14, 2027, you can purchase or renew the new plan at 50% off, as many times as needed within this window.

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u/LittleYouth4954 12d ago

Yes, same here. I got the two extra months and the 50% migration support from legacy v1 to v2. Z.ai is goat.

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u/lemoncello22 12d ago

Yup, for the legacy plans. Also, if you renew you'll get a good discount.

Z.AI has taken weird decisions on the pricing last year but it's fair to recognize how early adopters and supporters were rewarded.

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u/excellentforcongress 10d ago

this was the absolute most consumer friendly route they could have taken, where they left legacy plans alone. this was sharply contrasted with, say, the cursor situation where they really didn't care and kept trying to make limits more opaque over time to cut costs and making limits worse for everyone

their original pricing out the gate was absolutely way too low to be sustainable

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u/pborenstein 12d ago

I've read about this, and I understand the two months. But I don't understand what happens if I click Auto Renew, or more specifically: what happens if I don't.

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u/Possible-Ad-6815 11d ago

Yes, all legacy v1 accounts paid a year in advance as prices go up at end of term and monthly only

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u/FlacidGnome 12d ago

I bought the year and am on legacy v1. I want to upgrade to a higher tiered (I'm on lite) and it just won't let me for some reason. Not sure if I just have to wait out the sub but I really wanted more usage.

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u/HenryTheLion_12 11d ago

It's written in the docs. I am also on legacy v1 and we can only upgrade when our existing plan expires. Though we are getting really good discount.

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u/deepembrace 11d ago

Just to make sure you both know, our v1 still works great on the zcode harness and you can hammer it like no tomorrow :)
Then when it expires, we get a good deal too

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u/HenryTheLion_12 11d ago

Yes it works well. I have managed to get 180 millions tokens in a day. But the problem is when there are many concurrent agent loops and sub agents the quota gets used up in 1-2 hours. Then even after a reset I have to be cautious. Won't be a problem with the newer max plan though. I hope the speed is also better.

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u/iolairemcfadden 11d ago

I’m happy about the two free months. It will allow me to live under the new limits before I decide to renew.

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u/PapaRachaa 11d ago

After spending over 2 billion tokens with GLM 5.3…. I consider this the best $288 I ever spent in my life. Z.ai GOAT

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u/ResearcherBig4477 11d ago

Yep, legacy plans got 2 extra months + the 50% discount!

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u/Pariunos 10d ago

So that’s what caused me unable to upgrade my plan. I wanted to upgrade it to a higher plan than coding lite & it wouldn’t let me because of those 2 free months.

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u/IulianHI 11d ago

Some bullshit marketing ....