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Groq API rate limits incorrectly block requests based on declared max_tokens

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Developers using the Groq API have encountered an issue where rate limits are based on the declared `max_tokens` rather than the actual tokens generated by the model. This means requests can be rejected with a 413 error even if the prompt is small and no tokens have been produced. This behavior affects multiple models hosted on Groq, including those from OpenAI and Alibaba Group's Qwen. The issue appears to be a rolling window across models, not specific to individual ones, and can lead to agent frameworks failing if `max_tokens` is set too high by default. AI

IMPACT Developers must carefully manage `max_tokens` settings to avoid unexpected API rejections, impacting agent development.

RANK_REASON Developer-facing API issue impacting usability.

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Groq API rate limits incorrectly block requests based on declared max_tokens

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · toolfreebie ·

    A rate limit that counts the tokens you asked for, not the ones you got

    <p>Spent a while assuming a 413 meant my prompt was too long. It wasn't. The prompt was 20 tokens.</p> <p>Groq's free tier caps you at 8,000 tokens per minute, and that budget is charged against the <code>max_tokens</code> you <strong>declare</strong>, not the number the model ac…

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