Usage & Limits
Usage & Limits help you monitor API consumption, understand platform quotas, and optimize resource usage across your NovaAI projects. Keeping track of usage ensures reliable performance while preventing unexpected interruptions.
Overview
Every API request contributes to your project's overall usage. NovaAI tracks requests, tokens, image generations, audio processing, and storage usage in real time, allowing you to monitor consumption directly from the Developer Dashboard.
Usage Metrics
Metric | Description |
|---|---|
API Requests | Total number of requests made. |
Tokens | Combined input and output tokens processed. |
Images | Number of generated images. |
Audio Minutes | Processed speech and audio duration. |
Storage | Files and vector storage usage. |
Usage Lifecycle
Default Rate Limits
Resource | Limit |
Requests | 500 RPM |
Tokens | 250,000 TPM |
Image Generation | 60 images/min |
Audio Processing | 120 minutes/hour |
File Upload | 100 MB per file |
These limits may increase depending on your account tier.
Managing Usage
Monitor usage regularly through the dashboard.
Review token consumption for large conversations.
Remove unused files and datasets.
Enable alerts for high usage.
Upgrade your plan when approaching resource limits.
Limit Exceeded
If your project exceeds its available quota, the API may temporarily reject new requests until limits reset or additional capacity becomes available.
Next Step
Continue to Billing to learn how NovaAI calculates usage costs, manages invoices, and tracks payment history.