I have been Claude code subscriber since launch, you know using it daily for backend work and api costs climbing, $90+ last month so tested alternatives that work with cursor and continue. Glm 4.7 integration with continue and dev actually works well My workflow: backend apis (flask, fastapi), database migrations, bash deployment scripts, docker configs Architectural decisions Claude explains system design tradeoffs clearly. Learning new patterns claude teaches while coding. Complex refactors claude handles large multi-file changes with context. Terminal commands way fewer errors. Claude code sometimes generates docker-compose with syntax issues or bash with edge case bugs. Glm handles deployment automation chaining commands smoothly (terminal bench glm4.7 41% vs. sonnet 4.5’s 42.8% on paper). Gave both “build docker image, push to registry, update k8s deployment”. Claude asks permission each step, glm just executes chain with continue.dev agent mode and debugging faster iteration. Claude explains thoroughly (good for learning, slower for fixing), glm tries fix and if breaks tries different approach quickly. Using continue.dev extension in cursor, glm 4.7 via api, works with both vscode and cursor Claude code $90 api, glm via continue $22 api, savings $68 monthly. Claude 50% for new architecture planning, learning unfamiliar frameworks, complex multi-file refactors, “teach me why this works”. Glm 50% for debugging known codebase, bash/docker/k8s automation, database queries, routine implementation For example needed deployment pipeline script, Claude explained each step, asked if approach correct, generated script with one syntax error (missing quote). Glm generated working script first try, no explanation (didnt need it). Both got job done, glm faster for this use case IMHO not dumping claude code subscription but offloading routine tasks to glm saves real money. Quality gap smaller than price gap and i have been doing this split 3 weeks, workflow actually smoother. In short, claude for thinking, glm for executing submitted by /u/CrafAir1220
Originally posted by u/CrafAir1220 on r/ClaudeCode
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