Verdict for 172.225.78.162

Location agreement What each geolocation database says

The databases disagree on the country — this IP's location is genuinely ambiguous, so treat the verdict with a little caution.

Geolocation data from DB-IP, IPinfo and MaxMind.

Rank on this site compared only with IPs checked here, not the whole internet

16,588 IPs were checked here in the last 90 days; 43% of them score lower than this one. The 1,374 IPs classified as Proxy / VPN average 53; this one is 17 higher.

Rule baseline Computed from our own rules, not an industry average

An IP that only loses its type points scores 70 (this one is classified as Proxy / VPN). There are no other deductions.

Score deductions What was deducted, why, and which source said so

• VPN−30
  The exit is a VPN  from 本地 VPN 名单

Line and geolocation consistency does not reduce purity

• Broadcast IPRange registered in United States, IP located in Hong Kong, different (broadcast IP)

These two affect region checks only; they do not reduce purity.

AI platforms by the regions OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta each list (Muse: the known US and Canada launch)

This page judges the queried IP by its region and network type; it does not measure the exit you use when visiting the platform. The home page checks the diagnostic request exit and response for some platforms. Account sign-in, chat and API inference are not verified.

MuseDependsMuse is confirmed open in the US and Canada; there is no evidence Hong Kong is open, and signing up from there is likely to land on the waitlist

ClaudeNot suitableHong Kong is not on Anthropic’s list of regions where Claude is available

ChatGPTNot suitableHong Kong is not on OpenAI’s list of regions where ChatGPT is available

GeminiNot suitableFlagged as proxy / VPN; likely to be challenged or restricted

Gemini APINot suitableHong Kong is not on Google’s list for the Gemini API / AI Studio (the web app has its own list)

Use cases a fit score, not a success rate; each use case has its own weights — see Method

Evidence

• proxycheckSays “VPN / hosting” (second opinion: can confirm a proxy flag, and types the IP when the main source is unavailable)
• ipapi.isOperator type: hosting / cloud (Akamai Technologies, Inc.)
• ipapi.isASN type: hosting / cloud
• ipapi.isIn a datacenter range: iCloud Private Relay
• X4BNet DC listListed in public datacenter ranges
• Apple’s public listThis is an iCloud Private Relay exit: Apple’s relay, assigned by rough region, not your own line
• Reverse DNSa172-225-78-162.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (looks like nothing specific)
• Reverse DNSSampled 32 addresses in the same /24: 32 have reverse DNS, mostly named like nothing specific
• RDAP registryNetwork AKAMAI, registrant Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Risk checks ✕ hit · ✓ clear · – not checked this time

Wrong verdict? Reviewed by hand; outcomes are listed publicly under Corrections

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