Ollama can’t meaningfully subsidize their subscriptions - there is no business case to do so because they are a commodity host. If you want to compare subsidized subscription value you would need to compare with z.ai’s plans. One problem with any comparison is that they are all very opaque in terms of usage and the plans change a lot over time. I got on pro at $30 a month so it’s a very good value - compared to $20 Claude/Codex plans I get at least 10x the usage and I use all 3 regularly. At today’s prices Codex pro ($100) is likely a better value.

But if you are building a product or in an enterprise environment where you essentially have to pay API rates then GLM is the best value hands down.