Zhipu has released ZCode under the Apache 2.0 license, but the move quickly ran into criticism after developers found that the GitHub version and the client distributed on the project’s official website were not fully the same. Comments in the source code say the open-source build does not qualify for quota-related promotional benefits, while the upgrade entry remains visible without showing discount labels or rules. The repository’s NOTICE.md also states that the public source code and its build outputs are not guaranteed to include all features and promotional policies of the official product. At the same time, the official website continues to offer a separate ZCode client download. The gap has become a focal point because ZCode’s open-source release was meant to answer earlier data security concerns by allowing outside review of the code. With the website version and the open-source version differing, some developers are now asking which ZCode the public is actually being asked to inspect, and a few have described the move as a form of PR-driven open sourcing.
Zhipu has open-sourced ZCode under the Apache 2.0 license, but developers soon found that the version on GitHub does not fully match the one available from the official website.
Source code comments say the open-source version does not receive quota-related promotional benefits. The upgrade entry is still present, but discount labels and related rules are not shown. The repository’s NOTICE.md also says the public source code and its build outputs are not guaranteed to include all features and promotional policies of the official product.
The official website, meanwhile, continues to provide a separate ZCode client download.
Having fewer commercial features in an open-source version is not unusual on its own. But ZCode’s release was intended to respond to earlier data security controversy by letting outsiders inspect the code. Since the website build and the open-source build are not exactly the same, developers are now questioning which version of ZCode the public is actually reviewing.
Some developers have therefore described the release as a case of "PR-style open sourcing."
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