Came across this X post. The Chinese community has reverse-engineered Claude’s account banning mechanism. Here’s what they’ve discovered: Claude uses a points system. Accounts receive an initial score upon registration, then gain or lose points based on behavior. Falling below the threshold results in a direct ban. Recovering points is very difficult. Factors affecting scores: Registration
A clean IP is the most important factor. It doesn’t have to be residential broadband, but it must be clean. Gmail is no longer the optimal choice; there are email services with higher weight. Accounts that prompt for KYC right upon registration can be discarded. Registering via the mobile app adds points. Payment Subscribing immediately after registration deducts points. Jumping straight to Max deducts a large amount of points. It’s best to wait two days and subscribe to Pro first. Being prompted for KYC during payment indicates the account is in a review period, but it won’t necessarily get banned. Foreign entity bank cards add points. Google Play works too. Virtual cards deduct points. Usage Don’t exhaust the limit in one go. It’s better to rotate between two accounts than to max out one. The desktop client gives a small points boost. Use the web version as little as possible. The mobile app also gives a small points boost. Enabling the memory feature adds points. The more memory files, the higher the score. IP and Device Stability is key. Don’t switch IPs; stick to the same one as much as possible. Proxies must be in global mode with TUN enabled. Logging in from multiple devices deducts a large amount of points. The ideal setup is one computer, one client. Frequent IP changes, frequent logins, and high concurrency all deduct a large amount of points. Account Age Old accounts have huge leeway for errors. 2023 accounts clearly score higher. Scores grow over time, but very slowly. Other No difference between Windows and macOS. Linux deducts points. Time zone and language have basically no impact. You won’t get banned just for using Beijing time. Telling Claude you’re Chinese is fine; memory won’t trigger a ban. Heavy use of Fable deducts points. Upgrading to Max likely puts you in an observation period, unless it’s a high-weight old account. Observation Period and Banning When nearing the threshold, the account may enter an observation period. A typical sign is getting logged out. Continuing to deduct points during the observation period leads to a ban. High-score accounts can survive multiple observation periods. submitted by /u/sutrostyle
Originally posted by u/sutrostyle on r/ClaudeCode
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