Hi, On occasion I’m getting a rate limit error without being over my rate limit. I’m using the text completions endpoint on the paid api which has a rate limit of 3,000 requests per minute. I am using at most 3-4 requests per minute. Sometimes I will get the following error from the api: Status C…

Hi @provmusic It looks like the problem is not on your end, It’s on OpenAI’s end, Server Error, meaning thet the model is getting too many requests.

That’s what it sounds like, but I’m curious why it’s sending a 429 error rather than a 503. I has sent 503s in the past.

429 is the standard “rate limit exceeded” error code, from HTTP [image] 429 Too Many Requests - HTTP | MDN The HTTP 429 Too Many Requests response status code indicates the user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time ("rate limiting"). Typicall…

UPDATE: This StackOverflow answered it for me - your free credits expire after 3mo, so if you are on a free key and see 429 regardless of your usage, that’s why. I can’t include a link but this is the SO answer: a/75898717/5298555 The use of 429 for what should be a 503 is a mistake on the API deve…

I have a credit card registered. Can’t I make a payment to unblock this? (seems not)

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429 rate limit error without reaching rate limit

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rosniaktherbd May 17, 2023, 12:35pm 4

Why this limit?

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