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Understand how applications send instructions to models and handle production API behavior.
RPM
RPM means requests per minute, a common API rate-limit unit.
Think of it like
Think of RPM 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 RPM to communicate with external services.
SRE lens
High request concurrency can exceed RPM even when token usage is small.
Remember thisRPM means requests per minute, a common API rate-limit unit.