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Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan Fails for Image Agents, Users Pay Extra

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A user on Mastodon has reported that Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan is ineffective for agents that process images, despite the underlying GLM-5.3-Flash model being multimodal. The plan's endpoint is text-only, leading to HTTP 400 errors when image data is included. This issue causes the agent framework to silently fall back to a pay-per-token vendor, resulting in users incurring both the flat plan cost and additional fallback charges without realizing it. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with multimodal model access and billing for AI developers using specific plans.

RANK_REASON User report detailing a product flaw and unexpected billing.

Read on Mastodon — sigmoid.social →

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Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan Fails for Image Agents, Users Pay Extra

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Don't lose money on Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan — for any agent that touches images, it's useless. The endpoint is TEXT-only: one screenshot in your agent's history

    Don't lose money on Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan — for any agent that touches images, it's useless. The endpoint is TEXT-only: one screenshot in your agent's history = HTTP 400 on every call. Your framework silently falls back to a pay-per-token vendor — you pay the flat plan AND the f…

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