Can my account get banned?

No. You hold no account with OpenAI, Anthropic or Google and only use your Hormouz key, so there is nothing to ban.

How do I use the ChatGPT and Claude APIs from Iran?

Create a Hormouz account, buy credit and create a key. With that key and api.hormouz.net/v1 you reach models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and the rest.

No. Hormouz is reachable inside Iran and works without a VPN.

Do I need a foreign card or account?

No. You pay with an Iranian bank card through an Iranian gateway, in toman.

Which models can I use?

More than 600, including GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and image, video and audio models, all with one key.

Do I need to buy a Claude or ChatGPT account?

No. An account (a Plus or Pro subscription) is for chatting in that company's app and can be banned. To use the models in your own program or tool you only need a Hormouz API key.

One way into every AI model from Iran, with no bans

If you have used ChatGPT or Claude with an Iranian phone number, card or IP address, you have probably seen "your account has been suspended". With Hormouz AI your account is with Hormouz, and you hold none with those companies that could be suspended. You sign up, buy credit with an Iranian bank card and reach more than 600 AI models with one key.

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Why do Iranian accounts get banned?

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google do not offer their services in Iran. Any sign of Iran on your account, such as an Iranian phone number, payment card, IP address or even a VPN address that was flagged before, can get it suspended. That usually happens without warning, and the credit you bought and your history go with it.

If your product depends on that key, the day it stops working your product stops too. Shared accounts and keys bought from resellers carry the same risk.

One key for every AI model

On Hormouz you sign up with an Iranian mobile number, pay through an Iranian bank gateway and get a Hormouz key. Hormouz passes your requests to OpenAI, Anthropic and the rest, and no account is created in your name with any of them.

That one key works for GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen and Grok models and for image, video and audio models. You have one balance, and the dashboard shows the cost of every request.

No VPN, no sanctions problem, paid in rial

Hormouz is reachable from inside Iran without a VPN. You buy credit with an Iranian bank card; the amount is converted to toman at the day's rate, and the receipt lists fees and tax separately. Because you buy credit from Hormouz, international payment sanctions do not stand in your way.

Iran's largest AI platform

As of October 2026, Hormouz AI has answered more than 45 million requests, processed 45 billion tokens and generated 438 thousand images. It has more than 600 models, and teams such as Quera, Hooshang, Edna and Karafs use it every day. Hormouz is based in the Sharif University Science and Technology Park.

Buying API access per maker

If you are after one maker's models, see its page: which model is for what, what it really costs, and which tools connect. Hormouz is OpenAI-compatible; tools that only know Anthropic's or Google's own API (such as Claude Code or Gemini CLI) do not connect.

Start in three steps

Create an account, buy credit in the dashboard and create a key. Then change only the base URL in your existing code to api.hormouz.net/v1; the OpenAI SDK, LangChain and tools such as Cursor and VS Code work with no other change.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.hormouz.net/v1",
    api_key="ng-…",
)

FAQ

Can my account get banned?: No. You hold no account with OpenAI, Anthropic or Google and only use your Hormouz key, so there is nothing to ban.
How do I use the ChatGPT and Claude APIs from Iran?: Create a Hormouz account, buy credit and create a key. With that key and api.hormouz.net/v1 you reach models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and the rest.
Do I need a VPN?: No. Hormouz is reachable inside Iran and works without a VPN.
Do I need a foreign card or account?: No. You pay with an Iranian bank card through an Iranian gateway, in toman.
Which models can I use?: More than 600, including GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and image, video and audio models, all with one key.
Do I need to buy a Claude or ChatGPT account?: No. An account (a Plus or Pro subscription) is for chatting in that company's app and can be banned. To use the models in your own program or tool you only need a Hormouz API key.

Hormouz AI: one fast, reliable API for every AI model.