Users report account bans after claiming Anthropic's $200 API credit
lxfater · x · 2026-10-08
A caution before claiming Anthropic's $200 API credit: users report that accounts with over two years of clean history got banned within days of claiming the credit, suggesting aggressive risk controls on the promo. The author jokes the fallback is joining the local-model crowd.
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