Rate limit issue error code 429

i keep getting this issue

{'error': {'message': 'You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.', 'type': 'insufficient_quota', 'param': None, 'code': 'insufficient_quota'}}

i checked and i have 5 $ usd in my account and for some reason it has me on the free tier- what do i do

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facing the same issue since yesterday, someone told me I have to wait 12 to 24 hrs.

It’s the 1st of the month!… :wink:

TL;DR: I was getting the same issue simply because my balance had hit zero (and auto-top-up was off.)

Adding funds to my account fixed it. (Had to wait 11 minutes after the payment for things to get back to normal.)


I was getting the same issue:

  • ALL calls to Whisper getting rejected with a quota error.
  • So same as having a quota of zero.
  • Even though my organization’s limits for Whisper are 500 RPM, with max usage limit at $50K/month, with monthly budget of $700, and at Usage tier 5.

…why?..

Simply because my balance had hit zero (and auto-top-up was off.)

Topping up fixed it :crazy_face:

Silly of me. Yet, the error message from the API could have been more specific. Also a warning on the dashboard wouldn’t hurt.

Tier 1 last month and work normally, but suddenly free tier since yesterday and limits me by 3 RPT.