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Poolside vs Z Code
Live matchup data for Poolside and Z Code: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
current leader: Z Code
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d
through Aug 20, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Poolside | Z Code |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Poolside | Z.ai |
| Homepage | poolside.ai | zcode.z.ai |
| Subscription plans | — |
snapshot Aug 15, 2026 |
| Latest plan change | — | Z Code plans changed: plan set updated detected Aug 15, 2026 |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Poolside | Z Code | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily | |||
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Poolside | Z Code |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 310 | 300 |
| Positive share | 17.1% | 14.7% |
| Negative share | 2.9% | 28% |
| Net sentiment | +14.2% | -13.3% |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Poolside more used than Z Code?
- As of Aug 20, 2026, Poolside shows 1.8B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and Z Code shows 10.3B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Poolside pricing compare to Z Code?
- Poolside runs $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.2 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Z Code tracked plans: Lite ($18.00/mo), Pro ($80.00/mo), Max ($168/mo). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Poolside and Z Code score on coding benchmarks?
- No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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