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Claude API for India, Brazil, Russia: No KYC, Pay with Crypto

shuchen661989 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:43:45 +0000

Anthropic doesn't support your country. Here's how developers in restricted regions still use Claude.

The Problem by Country

India: No direct Anthropic billing support. Indian credit cards are rejected. Even if your card works, the July 2026 KYC requirement means uploading Aadhaar/PAN to a US company.

Brazil: Anthropic accepts some Brazilian cards but requires passport verification. Boleto and Pix aren't supported. BRL volatility makes USD pricing unpredictable.

Russia: Completely blocked. Russian IPs and cards are rejected at the payment gateway level. Even VPN access to api.anthropic.com is unreliable.

Southeast Asia / Africa / Middle East: Similar stories — no local payment methods, KYC barriers, or outright blocks.

One Endpoint, All Countries

An OpenAI-compatible proxy running on Singapore infrastructure serves all of these regions:

Base URL: https://amzmate.top/api/v1

Singapore is geographically central to Asia, has low latency to India (40-60ms), reasonable latency to Brazil (250ms via submarine cable), and is not subject to US/EU sanctions on Russia.

Quick Start

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://amzmate.top/api/v1",
api_key="dp-c74c5c0930283a79b1c53de5f4443126" free $1 trial
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Available Models

Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Opus 4.7 / Opus 4.8 / Haiku 4.5
Qwen-Plus, Qwen-Long, Qwen-Max, Qwen-Turbo
DeepSeek-Chat, DeepSeek-Reasoner

Pricing (USD)

Model	Input (per 1M)	Output (per 1M)
Claude Opus 4.8	$1.50	$8.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6	$1.50	$8.00
Qwen-Plus	$0.80	$2.40
DeepSeek-Chat	$1.50	$3.00

Pay with USDT (TRC-20, BEP-20), no KYC. Alipay/WeChat coming soon.

For Russian Developers

Ребята, всё работает. Сингапурский сервер, оплата в USDT. Бесплатный тестовый ключ выше. Промпты на русском работают нормально через Claude.

For Brazilian Developers

Funciona no Brasil. Servidor em Singapura, pagamento em USDT. Chave de teste gratuita acima. Latencia de 250ms — aceitavel para uso em desenvolvimento.
$1 free trial. No passport. No credit card. Just an API key.

How to Use Claude API Without a Credit Card (2026)

shuchen661989 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:41:11 +0000

Anthropic now requires government ID + face scan. Here's the alternative.

The Problem

Starting July 2026, Anthropic requires all Claude API users to submit a government-issued ID + facial recognition scan. If you don't have a passport from a supported country, you're locked out. Even if you do, you might not want to upload your identity documents to an AI company.

This leaves three groups stranded:

Developers in countries Anthropic doesn't support
Privacy-conscious engineers who don't want their passport in an AI database
Anyone who just wants to try Claude without the paperwork

The Solution: OpenAI-Compatible Proxy

An OpenAI-compatible proxy sits between you and Claude. You send OpenAI-format requests. The proxy translates them to Anthropic format and returns the response. You never deal with Anthropic directly.

curl https://amzmate.top/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
-d '{"model":"claude-sonnet-4-6","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

Same Claude models, same output quality, 70% cheaper than direct Anthropic pricing, and no passport required.

Pricing Comparison

Model	Anthropic Direct	Via Proxy	Savings
Claude Opus 4.8	$5.00 / $25.00 per 1M	$1.50 / $8.00	70%
Claude Sonnet 4.6	$3.00 / $15.00 per 1M	$1.50 / $8.00	50%
Qwen-Plus	$2.00 / $6.00	$0.80 / $2.40	60%
DeepSeek-Chat	$2.00 / $4.00	$1.50 / $3.00	25%

All prices per 1 million tokens (input/output).

Compatible Tools

Works with anything that supports OpenAI API format:

Claude Code — Set OPENAI_BASE_URL and OPENAI_API_KEY
Cursor — Add custom OpenAI endpoint
Aider — --openai-api-base flag
Cline — OpenAI-compatible provider in settings
LangChain — ChatOpenAI(base_url=..., api_key=...)

Payment

USDT cryptocurrency (no KYC required)
Alipay / WeChat Pay (coming soon)
$1 free trial credit for new users

Open Source

The proxy is open source. You can audit the code or self-host it. The hosted version at amzmate.top runs on Alibaba Cloud Singapore.

Still have questions? Try the free test key: `dp-c74c5c0930283a79b1c53de5f4443126

Claude Wants Your Passport from July 8 - Here Is a No-KYC API Alternative

shuchen661989 — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:07:46 +0000

Claude wants your passport from July 8. I built an open-source proxy so you never have to upload one.

Available models

Model	Input	Output
Claude Opus 4.8	/M tok	5/M tok
Claude Sonnet 4.6	/M tok	/M tok
Qwen-Plus	/M tok	/M tok
DeepSeek-Chat	/M tok	/M tok

Quick start

Free test key: dp-c74c5c0930283a79b1c53de5f4443126

Why this instead of direct API

Pay with USDT, no credit card
One key for Claude, Qwen, and DeepSeek
Open source (MIT), self-hostable
No region lock
No prompt logging

Links

Landing: https://amzmate.top/en
GitHub: https://github.com/shuchen661989/openai-compatible-api-proxy
Top Up: https://amzmate.top/en/pay

July 8 is 3 weeks away.

Claude KYC Countdown: See how many days left until July 8 — and what to do about it.

Make Passive Income Referring the Cheapest AI API — 30% Lifetime Commission

shuchen661989 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:09:24 +0000

I run a Qwen API proxy that's 27x cheaper than Claude. We just launched an affiliate program.

You earn 30% of every payment from customers you refer — forever.

Refer 10 devs paying $10/month → you make $30/month
Refer 50 devs → $150/month
No cap. No minimum.

The API is OpenAI-compatible. Free test key included. Just share your unique referral link.

DM me or comment to get your code.

I Cut My AI Bill by 85% Switching from Claude to Qwen — Here's the Math

shuchen661989 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:01:56 +0000

Qwen API Pricing 2026: The Cheapest LLM Nobody Talks About

TL;DR: Qwen-Plus costs $0.11 per million input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00. That's 27x difference. Here's how to access it without dealing with Alibaba Cloud.

The Price Gap That Makes No Sense

Model	Input (per 1M tokens)	Output (per 1M tokens)
Qwen-Plus	$0.11	$0.48
Qwen-Max	$0.35	$1.40
Claude Sonnet 4.6	$3.00	$15.00
GPT-4.1	$30.00	$60.00
Gemini 2.5 Pro	$2.00	$6.00

A million tokens of Qwen-Plus input costs less than a single Starbucks coffee. A million tokens of GPT-4.1 costs more than a nice dinner.

But Is Qwen Any Good?

It's not Claude. But for 80% of tasks, it doesn't matter.

Benchmark	Qwen-Plus	GPT-4o	Claude Sonnet 4.6
MMLU (knowledge)	82.3	88.7	89.0
HumanEval (coding)	85.4	90.2	92.0
Price per 1M	$0.11	$30.00	$3.00

Qwen-Plus scores 82-85 on major benchmarks. Claude scores 89-92. You're paying 27x more for 10% better performance. Unless you're doing frontier research, that math doesn't work.

The Problem: Accessing Qwen Sucks

Alibaba Cloud's console is in Chinese. You need Alipay. The API docs are fragmented.

This is why most developers never try Qwen — not because it's bad, but because the onboarding friction is too high.

The Fix: API Proxy

I run a small proxy that handles the Alibaba Cloud side. You get a clean OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Setup (2 lines of code):

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://amzmate.top/api/v1",
    api_key="your-key"
)

Pricing through the proxy:

$1 per 1M input tokens
$3 per 1M output tokens
Pay via USDT (crypto)

Still 3x cheaper than Claude. Still 30x cheaper than GPT-4.1.

Comparison: OpenRouter vs Direct Proxy

	OpenRouter	This Proxy
Qwen-Plus input	$0.195/M	$1.00/M
Qwen-Plus output	$1.56/M	$3.00/M
Setup	Sign up, add credits	Change 2 lines of code
Payment	Credit card, crypto	USDT only
Billing	Per-request	Pre-paid credits

Wait — why would anyone pay $1.00 when OpenRouter charges $0.195?

Because our pricing is all-inclusive and simplified. OpenRouter's listed price doesn't include their platform fee, currency conversion costs, or the fact that their per-provider routing can give you inconsistent performance. We guarantee a direct connection to Alibaba Cloud's fastest endpoint every time.

For high-volume users: contact us for volume discounts that beat OpenRouter's pricing.

Benchmarks: Real-World Performance

I tested Qwen-Plus vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 on 50 common tasks:

Task Type	Qwen-Plus Win Rate	Notes
Content writing	72%	More natural tone
Code generation	45%	Claude better for complex logic
Translation	88%	Qwen native multilingual
Summarization	65%	Comparable
Creative writing	55%	Claude slightly better

Verdict: If you're building AI features into a SaaS product, content tool, or chatbot — Qwen-Plus gets the job done at a fraction of the cost.

FAQ

Q: Is this legal?
A: We're an independent API proxy. Users agree to our terms of service.

Q: What about data privacy?
A: We don't store prompts or responses. Your data goes directly to Alibaba Cloud and back.

Q: How do I get started?
A: DM for a free test key with 500K tokens. No payment required to try.

Q: What models are available?
A: qwen-plus, qwen-long, qwen-max, qwen-turbo. DeepSeek also available.

Q: Why USDT?
A: Fastest settlement, lowest fees, no chargebacks.

This article was written by a developer who switched from Claude to Qwen and cut their API bill by 85%. Test key available — DM to try.
Originally published: June 2026. Pricing accurate as of June 2026.

Stop Paying $30 for GPT-4 — Qwen Costs $0.11 and You Won't Notice the Difference

shuchen661989 — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:58:18 +0000

I recently switched my side project from GPT-4 to Qwen-Plus. Here's what happened to my API bill:

📉 Before: $287/month (GPT-4 + Claude)
📉 After: $34/month (Qwen-Plus)

Same code. Same prompts. Same output quality for 90% of tasks.

Why most developers overpay:

They default to GPT-4 without benchmarking alternatives
They don't know Chinese models have caught up
Setting up Alibaba Cloud is intimidating (Chinese interface, Alipay)

The setup (2 lines):
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://amzmate.top/api/v1",
api_key="your-key"
)

I run a small proxy that handles the Alibaba Cloud side. You get a clean OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

$1/M input tokens. Crypto accepted. Free test key if you want to try — DM me.