Jin Daily AI Trivia – China’s AI Ban by Claude

Jin Daily AI Trivia – China’s AI Ban by Claude

Notice something missing in the latest versions of ByteDance and Tencent’s AI coding tools? Yep—Claude, the coder favorite AI model by Anthropic, has quietly vanished.

Here’s why: Back in September, Anthropic updated its service policy to impose stricter regional controls. Under the new rules, any company directly or indirectly controlled by, or over 50% owned by entities from “restricted regions” (read: China) is now barred from using Claude—no matter where they operate.

Cue the great migration. Major Chinese AI platforms scrambled to roll out backup plans. Zhipu’s “Claude API User Migration Plan” is a perfect example: just swap your API URL and you’re running on GLM instead of Claude. Zhipu even throws in 20 million free tokens and exclusive GLM-4.5 coding bundles, boasting “1/7th the cost of Claude, triple the usage, and faster speeds.”

Bottom line: As Anthropic’s U.S.-style restrictions lock out Chinese ownership, local players are pouncing on the opportunity—luring users, cutting prices, and sparking a new round of AI performance wars.

Who’s your pick for the next coding AI champion?