Rate Limits

Rate Limits

Tiers

Tier	Requests/Minute	Requests/Month
Free	10/day	-
Lite	60	1,000
Pro	600	Unlimited*

*Unlimited subject to fair use. Pro users get priority queue, not throttling.

Headers

Rate limit information is included in all API responses:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 45
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1718169660

Rate Limit Exceeded

When you exceed your rate limit, the API returns:

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded",
    "type": "rate_limit_error",
    "code": null
  }
}

HTTP Status: 429 Too Many Requests

Best Practices

1. Cache responses when possible
2. Use streaming for long responses
3. Implement exponential backoff when retrying
4. Monitor remaining requests via headers