Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user logged into an old Claude account registered via the 2023 waitlist and unused since, and found it still works and has not been banned.

A user describes making videos with Opus 5.5, covering ban-avoidance practices like US App Store billing, a stable IP and a UK phone number, plus how 5x subscription quota converts to video minutes.

A user deciding whether to renew ChatGPT before the next billing date is considering moving to Claude, with account bans as the only concern.

A user asks whether it is true that many accounts were banned after Chinese users worked with Claude on a make-up workday.

A user recounts a friend's reaction after two days of heavy Claude use: it is so strong that everyone should subscribe and try it, even at the risk of a ban.

The author argues that Claude bans depend less on IP type than on an IP's history, and recommends eSIM data cards that route through carrier CGNAT to reduce ban risk.

A user says their Claude Code account is still active despite using Chinese, keeping default language and timezone, using a regular proxy IP, and claiming the $100 credit, contrasting with the ban wave.

Omarchy says Anthropic's mass account bans and opaque appeals process led it to replace Claude with Opencode and DeepSeek as its default agent, reducing single-vendor dependence.

A user says they still use a shared VPN, switch IPs freely, and have changed payment cards twice without a ban, crediting more human-like chats and CLI-only use over the web or desktop app.

With X full of complaints about banned Claude accounts, this user proposes the $200 Cursor Ultra plan as an alternative.

The model says it won't compile methods for circumventing regional restrictions, noting bans depend on overall account signals, and suggests domestic models or legitimate use in supported regions.

After their Claude account was banned, the author moved from Claude Code to DeepSeek v4.1 flash and found any model handles their daily tasks, so they can't feel the difference between models.