AI generation costs $0.50 per request. User profile lookup costs $0.001. Rate limit them differently.
Projected to be used over 500+ APIs protected by Rately, handling 1B+ requests daily.
Not all API calls are created equal. Protect expensive operations without limiting basic functionality.
Endpoint-Specific Limits
Match API endpoints with precise URL patterns and apply appropriate limits:
Expensive AI operations get strict limits: 5 req/min for generation, 50 req/min for embeddings
Basic read operations get generous limits, writes get moderate limits
Use wildcards to match multiple endpoints with similar resource requirements
Monitor usage patterns by endpoint, identify expensive operations, and optimize limits for maximum cost savings.
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