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Octen enforces rate limits to ensure platform stability and fair usage across all customers. Rate limits define how frequently you can call the API within a given time window. Requests that exceed these limits will be temporarily rejected. Your subscription tier sets the Web Search QPS (Queries Per Second) limit:

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Other Search APIs & Answer

Broad Search, News Search, Business Search, Image Search, Video Search, and Answer share one QPS limit: 10 on the Free plan, 20 on every other tier. Answer is also subject to the Model Gateway RPM and TPM limits.

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How Rate Limits Are Applied

Rate limits are determined by your account plan and optional per-key caps:
  • Each account has a default rate limit based on its subscription tier.
  • When creating an API key, you may configure an additional rate limit for that key.
  • If both are configured, requests are throttled by whichever limit is lower.

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Embedding & VL Embedding

The Embedding and VL Embedding APIs are limited by tokens per minute (TPM), applied per account by subscription tier:

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Extract

The Extract API is limited by URLs per minute, based on the mode in the request:

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Model Gateway

The Model Gateway API is rate limited by requests per minute (RPM) and tokens per minute (TPM). Each model’s usage is counted separately:

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Deep Research

Only a single concurrent request is supported.

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Grounded Generation

Up to 3 concurrent requests are supported.

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What Happens When You Exceed a Limit

If a request exceeds the allowed rate:
  • The request is rejected with a rate limit error.
  • HTTP status: 429
When receiving a rate limit error:
  • Check the msg for detail.
  • Avoid immediate retries in a tight loop.
  • Resume requests after the rate limit window resets.
  • For high-throughput or bursty workloads, batching requests where supported can help reduce pressure on rate limits.

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Increasing Rate Limits

If your application requires higher throughput or sustained traffic:
  • Custom limits or enterprise plans may be available.
  • Contact the Octen team to discuss your use case.
  • Support: support@octen.ai

Last modified on October 14, 2026