Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A satirical comparison says OpenAI lets users in based on IP alone, while Anthropic checks typing rhythm, timezone, GPS and keyboard layout before banning the account.

A company set up an internal channel where banned Claude users describe their setup to help others avoid bans; it now holds 527 entries, with one person banned 13 times.

The author says about ten Claude accounts run in containers over SSH have stayed stable, and warns that after a desktop client ban you must clear Mac traces before logging into a new account.

The author argues the other side swaps "using Claude models" for "keeping an unbanned account," and that avoiding bans should not be the core of the problem.

After paying for a Claude subscription with a US Mercury card, the author got banned with no refund or appeal response from Anthropic, and recovered $100 in credit through a bank chargeback.

The author mocks Anthropic over rumors that its valuation fell from $2T to $1.5T amid slowing revenue growth, while it keeps banning user accounts.

The author argues Claude bans are hard to reproduce because each new account brings many variables at high cost, while OpenAI rarely bans but quietly routes users to a smaller model, which allows controlled tests.

The author traces a friend's Claude ban to traffic going over IPv6 because the proxy was off, and reminds readers that a page loading does not mean the proxy is working.

The post says Anthropic banned 11.4M accounts in H1 2026 with 89.45% of appeals rejected, and lists five common triggers including third-party OAuth, VPN IP hops and plan upgrades.

A user reports that their Claude Max account was banned less than a day after activation, calling the current wave of bans intense.

After their Claude account was banned, a user got $60 back through an App Store appeal, then subscribed to Pro again and now opens each chat with cautious, coaxing messages.

After their Claude account was banned, a user decided to quit for now and find an alternative before applying again.