Ask HN: Is there a way to use Baidu cloud legally from US/EU?

by taosx on 2/13/2025, 5:30:40 AM with 1 comments
Baidu added support for Deepseek R1 at an attractive rate[1]:

$0.27 Mtok for input $1.09 Mtok for output

Is there a way to use it legally and without a Chinese phone number preferably?

1. https://cloud.baidu.com/doc/WENXINWORKSHOP/s/qm6oyumhw

  • by fspeech on 2/15/2025, 4:27:07 AM

    You need a Chinese number to sign up and facial verification to make payments, as far as I can tell.