Question 1

Claude Max 20× vs GLM Max for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, Claude Max 20× returns 0.45 building h/week per $/month (90 h/week for $200/mo) and GLM Max returns 0.27 building h/week per $/month (45 h/week for $168/mo), so Claude Max 20× gives more building hours per dollar; both are graded strong for building.

Question 2

What do Claude Max 20× and GLM Max cost?

Accepted Answer

$200/mo and $168/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Which of the two has an off-peak rate?

Accepted Answer

Claude Max 20× does not (no published off-peak discount). GLM Max does — peak Mon–Fri 07:00–11:00 London, building 45 h/week p50 peak → 90 h/week p50 off-peak.

	Claude Max 20×	GLM Max
Price	$200/mo	$168/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	90 (50–180)	45 (24–90)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	—	90 (48–180)
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.45	0.27
Quality grades	frontier planning · strong building · strong admin	strong planning · strong building · strong admin
Source	community	official-clock + lived
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	no published off-peak discount	peak Mon–Fri 07:00–11:00 London

Claude Max 20× vs GLM Max, side by side