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Understand how applications send instructions to models and handle production API behavior.
Rate Limit
A rate limit caps how much API usage is allowed over time.
Think of it like
Think of Rate Limit like a restaurant or service desk: the request must reach the right endpoint in the right format and the response must be handled safely.
Real life
Web applications use concepts such as Rate Limit to communicate with external services.
SRE lens
A provider can throttle your application even when your own servers are healthy.
Remember thisA rate limit caps how much API usage is allowed over time.