Deals & Limited Offers

Not all pricing is published. Some AI tools use dynamic pricing, negotiation mechanics, or time-limited promotions that can significantly reduce your first-month cost—if you know how they work.

What this is: Documented pricing mechanics that require specific actions to unlock. Not standard published pricing. Not evergreen free tiers. Actual deals you can negotiate or claim.

Active Deals

Deal Categories

Historical Mechanics

• Claude Code weekly boost — ended: Anthropic’s updated terms, checked September 14, say the 50% promotion ended September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Our August snapshot listed August 31; it is no longer an active offer.

• Kimi Code via Kimmmmy — The February haggling page remains dated history. The mechanic and old prices were not confirmed in the August 20 live review and are not an Active Deal.

First-Month Bonuses

Signup offers that provide extra value for new subscribers.

• ChatGPT Desktop referral offers — Benefits and eligibility vary by account and offer. Use the extra Codex usage guide; AIHackers publishes no OpenAI referral link.
• Z.AI GLM Coding invite discount — Official invite rules currently list a 10% first-order GLM Coding discount for eligible invited users; checkout controls the final amount. New plans use credits while active legacy plans can retain prior metering under the July 30 rules.
• Kimi Moonshot Together draw — Registration and paid-subscription tasks can earn draw chances. The 30-day and 365-day tiers are subscription-task-only; AIHackers publishes no Kimi referral link and redemption remains not-run.

Capacity Promotions

Claude Code baseline change, not an active promotion: the same vendor notice says weekly limits are 25% above the pre-promotion baseline from September 14 for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise. This is not 25% on top of the former 50% boost. See the capacity guide for scope; no account-level capacity was tested.

The September launch-offer guide covers Claude’s new banked reset and cloud credit, the completed September 26 OpenAI reset, and what remains unconfirmed for DevDay.

The old September 20 coding boosts are historical. The September 27 OpenCode Go check records a current allowance listing without assuming a promotional end date or permanent renewal benefit. Command Code’s earlier boost has not been revalidated. Check current terms before buying.

Scope Note

Deals (this section) = Time-sensitive or negotiation-required pricing mechanics.

Not deals:

• Evergreen free tiers → See /value/free-stack/
• Published subscription tiers → See AI Value
• Standard pricing comparisons → See /compare/
• Provider-spanning cost reduction and promotion checks → See the LLM cost-saving playbook

Verification Standards

All deals tracked here include:

• Evidence level: Screenshot verification or primary source documentation
• Last verified: Date of confirmation
• Terms link: Official terms governing the promotion
• Expiration: Known end date or “ongoing mechanic” status

See /verify/kimi-claims/ for methodology.

New Claude cloud-credit and reset coverage checked September 27, 2026; the older weekly-limit correction retains its September 14 scope. Other offer rows retain their August 20 review scope; verify account eligibility and live terms before acting.