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Zhipu AI Limits GLM Plan Sign-Ups Amid Performance Crisis

1/24/2026

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Zhipu AI, also known as Z.ai, will restrict new sign-ups for its GLM Coding Plan to 20% of current levels due to performance issues amid a computing crunch.
The company will address 'malicious' usage as part of mitigation.
Customers reported performance degradation over several weeks and this hindered their ability to complete tasks.
Steve Yeung, director at Elufa Systems, said the premium plan failed to deliver expected high-volume workloads.

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Story summary

Zhipu AI, also known as Z.ai, will restrict new sign-ups for its GLM Coding Plan to 20% of current levels due to performance issues amid a computing crunch.
The company will address 'malicious' usage as part of mitigation.
Customers reported performance degradation over several weeks and this hindered their ability to complete tasks.
Steve Yeung, director at Elufa Systems, said the premium plan failed to deliver expected high-volume workloads.