Rate Limits

Understand request rate limits and how to handle 429 responses.

Default Limits

Rate limits are applied per API key.

LimitValue
Requests / minute60
Tokens / minute40,000

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Handling 429s

Use exponential backoff with jitter when retrying after a 429. The Retry-After header tells you how many seconds to wait.