VPN for Claude: availability, rules and a stable connection

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. Like other AI services, it has a list of supported countries, and from other regions claude.ai and the mobile apps are unavailable.

#When a VPN makes sense

• The network blocks the site. Corporate or campus Wi-Fi closes access to AI services even though you are in a supported country.
• An unstable connection. Your provider's route to Anthropic is congested and long answers break off.
• Public networks. In cafés and airports a VPN protects your requests from interception on the network.

#Anthropic's rules

Anthropic allows Claude to be used only from supported countries and regions. If you are outside them, using it through a VPN may breach the terms of service and lead to the account being suspended. Check Anthropic's current list of supported regions and its terms before use: the decision and the responsibility are yours.

#How to choose a server

Colitu regularly checks whether Claude opens from each server, from the server's own network. On the servers page those servers are marked Claude ✓. Pick one with that mark and the lowest latency.

Practical tips:

1. Stay on the same server for a session: changing country mid-conversation may require signing in again.
2. Stability matters for long answers and file uploads: if the connection keeps breaking, switch to a server closer to you.
3. If the site remembers your old region, clear the cookies for claude.ai.

#If it does not open

• Check on What is my IP that sites see the server's address.
• On Windows, turn on TUN mode: desktop apps may ignore the system proxy.
• Pick another server marked Claude ✓; the checks update automatically.

#Payment

A Claude Pro subscription is paid under Anthropic's rules; a VPN does not change the country of your card, so not every card is accepted.