Claude Pro US Subscription, Supporting Claude Code Usage
Recently, two reasons led me to decide to subscribe to Claude Pro: 1) Claude Code is too popular, and 2) GPTs’ understanding of system prompts always fails, meaning the logic is not strong enough. Therefore, I decided to try Claude Pro. Here I’ll mark how I solved the Claude Pro US subscription issue.
Prerequisites
- Network access: Since Claude AI service is abroad, if you have difficulty accessing the web version, Claude Code will be the same. It’s recommended to solve the network issue first.
- Non-China Apple account, such as a US Apple account.
- Visa credit card: A credit card from mainland China works fine.
Purchasing Gift Cards
It’s recommended to purchase directly from Apple’s official website, which supports Visa payment. For specific usage tutorials, you can refer to US Apple ID Payment Issues
Redeeming Gift Cards
Log into your Apple ID account, go to account settings, click “Redeem Gift Card or Code”, and enter the purchased gift card code.
Download and Install Claude Pro
Works on both mobile and PC. Simply search for “Claude” in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/claude-by-anthropic/id6473753684
Subscription
Note that if you don’t want a long-term subscription, you can subscribe for one month, pay successfully, and then cancel the subscription. This way it won’t automatically charge when it expires. I personally don’t recommend annual subscription. Monthly is fine.
Following the above steps, you can successfully subscribe to Claude Pro.
Claude Pro Benefits
- Use the Claude client to access Claude Chat models like Sonnet, etc.
- Use Claude Code in the terminal without additional payment. Since it’s terminal-based, it’s cross-platform - you can use Claude Code wherever there’s a terminal.
Final Thoughts
I personally think Claude is currently the strongest coding model. For other aspects, GPT is still stronger. Everyone can use them according to their needs.
