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How to access Chinese LLMs (GLM, Qwen, DeepSeek) without a Chinese phone number

This story is from 2026-09-19. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

If you have ever tried to sign up for a Chinese LLM API from outside mainland China, you have probably hit the same wall: 请输入手机号 (+86) 获取验证码 That single line blocks a lot of developers from some of the cheapest strong models on the market. This post covers what the wall actually is, the three worka…

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  1. 2026-09-19 05:47 · DEV Community — AI
    How to access Chinese LLMs (GLM, Qwen, DeepSeek) without a Chinese phone number

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