z ai (glm) bans for non-coding tasks performed on their model

their updated policy claims that:

• non-coding usage may lead to restricted benefits
• violations can trigger high-intensity throttling, suspension, or permanent ban
• three or more violations result in a permanent account ban

likely reasons behind this:

1. compute pressure. agents (like openclaw or hermes) create continuous load, not burst usage like coding
2. pricing mismatch. the plan is subsidized for dev workflows, not always-on ai agents
3. data incentives. as peter steinberger noted, these subs are meant to collect code data to improve models, not general usage

ai world is now being actively optimized – across pricing, access, and workloads. this is not the last restriction we will see.