How do Chinese access Claude/GPT API at 0.2x pricing?

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-10 15:55

Chinese developers are finding ways to access advanced AI models like OpenAI's GPT and Anthropic's Claude despite official service restrictions. Initially, this involved using proxies and temporary phone numbers for verification. Later, AI

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How do Chinese access Claude/GPT API at 0.2x pricing?

<p>As is well known, US AI companies - OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, do not provide services to China. But in such a blocked region, the price people pay to access Claude/GPT is lower than elsewhere, even less than one-fifth of the official API pricing. How is this possible?</p> <p>…