Cline in Russia — Claude, DeepSeek and GPT without a VPN
Cline is an AI coding agent for VS Code, but you have to bring your own model. You can't officially get an Anthropic API key from Russia, and OpenRouter blocks Russian IPs. Connect Cline to RuAPI instead: Claude, DeepSeek, GPT and Gemini with one key, no VPN and no foreign-issued card. Pay in USDT, only for the tokens you use.
API Provider: Anthropic
Anthropic API Key: sk-...
Use custom base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai
Model: claude-sonnet-5-5
These are the fields in Cline settings (⚙️). Replace sk-... with your RuAPI key.
Why connect Cline through RuAPI from Russia
You can't officially get an Anthropic key from Russia.
Cline itself is free, but it runs on a model you pay for. Russia isn't on the list of countries Anthropic officially serves, and OpenRouter answers requests from Russian IPs with a 403 error. You get a RuAPI key right after signing up, and it works from Russia directly.
Claude caching works, so the agent costs less.
Cline re-sends the whole task context to the model at every step. If you connect Claude through the Anthropic provider, RuAPI passes the cache markers through, so re-sent context costs at least 10× less. Through OpenAI Compatible, Cline's requests don't hit the cache — so pick Anthropic for Claude.
One model plans, another writes the code.
Cline lets you assign different models to Plan and Act modes: for example, plan with claude-sonnet-5-5 and hand the edits to deepseek-flash at a fraction of the cost. One RuAPI key gives you Claude, DeepSeek, GPT, Gemini, GLM, Qwen and Kimi.
Set up in 5 minutes
Step 1 — A RuAPI key
sign up at www.ruapi.ai
top up in USDT, from 5 USDT
Step 2 — Claude via Anthropic
API Provider: Anthropic
Use custom base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai
Step 3 — Every other model
API Provider: OpenAI Compatible
Base URL: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1
Cline with RuAPI vs. an Anthropic or OpenRouter key
| Cline + RuAPI | An Anthropic or OpenRouter key from Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Access from Russia | Direct, no VPN | Anthropic: Russia isn't a supported country; OpenRouter: 403 on Russian IPs |
| Payment | USDT; foreign-issued cards accepted too | A foreign-issued card (OpenRouter also takes USDC) |
| Models | Claude, DeepSeek, GPT, Gemini, GLM, Qwen, Kimi — one key | Anthropic: Claude only; OpenRouter: many models |
Anthropic information is from anthropic.com/supported-countries (checked Oct 15, 2026); the OpenRouter 403 error is from our own test on Sep 30, 2026.