Z.AI Restricts OpenClaw-Like Non-Coding Usage on Coding Plans — OpenClaw Creator Steinberger Responds
The walls are closing in on always-on AI agents — and Z.AI just added another brick. Z.AI, the Chinese AI company whose GLM models power a range of popular coding tools including Claude Code, Kilo Code, Cline, and OpenClaw, has updated its usage policy to crack down on subscribers using their coding-tier subscriptions for non-coding purposes. Users are now facing aggressive throttling and, after three violations, permanent account bans. OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger noticed, and had thoughts. ...