Abid Ali Awan Recommends 5 AI Coding Plans, Favoring $20 MiniMax and ChatGPT-Bundled Codex
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Updated · KDnuggets · Jun 29
Abid Ali Awan Recommends 5 AI Coding Plans, Favoring $20 MiniMax and ChatGPT-Bundled Codex
1 articles · Updated · KDnuggets · Jun 29
Summary
Five plans made Awan’s value list for developers: MiniMax, MiMo, GLM, OpenAI Codex and Kimi Code, spanning token, credit and quota-based subscriptions as AI coding tools move away from “unlimited” pricing.
MiniMax’s $20-a-month plan led his picks for low-cost, high-usage coding, while MiMo stood out for speed, token efficiency and a 1 million-token context window aimed at agentic and long-horizon software tasks.
OpenAI Codex ranked highly because it is included with ChatGPT plans and works inside VS Code, though Awan said heavy coding can exhaust daily or weekly limits quickly unless users buy extra credits.
GLM remained on the list despite recent price increases, which Awan linked to model and infrastructure costs, while Kimi Code won praise for a weekly refreshed quota and support across web, VS Code and CLI workflows.
Awan’s final recommendation was to start with Codex if already paying for ChatGPT, add MiniMax or GLM as backup for heavier use, and consider MiMo for the strongest discounted usage.