I've been using glm5.1 for pretty much all my coding work, but Claude is too expensive for me.

I've been using glm5.1 for pretty much all my coding work, but Claude is too expensive for me. Haven't tried qwen yet though. China's coding models are now very cost-effective.

Posted by djyde on Apr 20, 2026, 9:12 PM

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