How to Access DeepSeek and GLM APIs Without a Chinese Phone Number in 2026

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The Problem

If you have tried to use DeepSeek or GLM (Zhipu) APIs from outside China, you have hit the wall: phone verification, regional restrictions, and separate accounts for each provider.

The Solution: Token China

Token China is an OpenAI-compatible API gateway that gives you one key for all major Chinese AI models.

Model	Rate	Best For
DeepSeek V4 Pro	1.75x	Complex reasoning and coding
DeepSeek V4 Flash	0.1x	Fast, cheap daily chat
GLM 5.1	0.5x	Strong Chinese, tool calling
GLM 5V Turbo	0.72x	Vision, OCR, image analysis

Quick Start

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-your-key",
    base_url="https://token-china.cc/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-v4-flash",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]
)