# Default organization does not take organization rate limits into account

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/default-organization-does-not-take-organization-rate-limits-into-account/735114>\
**Category:** API\
**Tags:** api-billing\
**Created:** [May 3, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/default-organization-does-not-take-organization-rate-limits-into-account/735114 "2024-05-03T08:55:12Z")\
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The intended behavior is that you should be notified by email when you exceed the soft limit, and the API should be disabled when you exceed the hard limit.  
However, as discussed here, there are many reports that the hard limit is not functioning properly.

> [@API charged $1000+ above spending hard limit](https://community.openai.com/t/api-charged-1000-above-spending-hard-limit/722967):
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> I think I don’t understand how the new system is working. I spent way more than expected. I knew it could happen, but I relied on the organization spending limit. The support is not responding. What can I do? [image] Thank you very much.

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