A user reported being banned from Anthropic's Claude Code service twice, first for using a VPN and then for using the same credit card on a new account. Despite contacting support, their account was not reinstated. Other users on Hacker News suggested alternatives like OpenAI Codex, Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2, and Deepseek models, with some recommending services like Mercury for managing multiple payment cards to bypass such restrictions. Some users also speculated that Anthropic might be limiting access due to the high computational cost of its models. AI
IMPACT Users may need to explore alternative coding assistants due to potential access restrictions and high costs.
RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific product and discussion of alternatives.
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