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CodeGeeX

shipBlueshift — gaining momentum

Free and open-source IDE plugin and coding model family from Zhipu.

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A genuinely free, open-source Copilot-style plugin with self-hosting options. It will not match Cursor or GitHub Copilot in ecosystem depth, but the price and privacy story are hard to beat.

Strengths

  • Genuinely free, open-source Copilot-style plugin with a self-host path.
  • Price and privacy story are hard to beat even if the ecosystem is thinner.

Known limitations

  • Ecosystem smaller than Cursor or GitHub Copilot.
  • Western documentation and support are thinner.
  • Model updates and roadmap tied to Zhipu/GLM.
  • Enterprise features live in the separate paid GLM Coding Plan.

Use it when

  • Teams that want inline completions without a Copilot invoice.
  • Air-gapped or self-hosted coding assistance on GLM-class models.

Skip it when

  • You need Cursor or Copilot ecosystem depth.
  • Western docs and support are a requirement.
  • Enterprise features that only exist on the paid GLM Coding Plan.

Buy-check

  • ·Price — free, CodeGeeX plugin and model family are free and open source; GLM Coding Plan paid subscription is a separate product from $18/mo as of 2026-08-24. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
  • ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
  • ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
  • ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
  • ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need Cursor or Copilot ecosystem depth.; Western docs and support are a requirement..

Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →

  • 2026-W34CodeGeeX plugin and model family are free and open so…CodeGeeX plugin and model family are free and open so…

Facts

pricing
free1
price note
CodeGeeX plugin and model family are free and open source; GLM Coding Plan paid subscription is a separate product from $18/mo
free tier
yes
open source
yes
api
no
self-host
yes
category
coding
evidence
source-verified
Models
locked

Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing yes

Sources

  1. 1codegeex.cn[snapshot]
  2. 2github.com/CodeGeeX[snapshot]
  3. 3docs.z.ai/devpack/overview[snapshot]
  4. 4docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing[snapshot]

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