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

		Ask HN: Is there a way to use Baidu cloud legally from US/EU?
		2 points by taosx 5 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment
		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

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