Rate Limiting

Rate limiting in LLMOps restricts the number of requests, tokens, or spend units a caller may consume within a time window, protecting system stability and enforcing fair-use policies. LLM API providers impose rate limits per account; LLMOps platforms add a second layer to protect internal infrastructure and prevent runaway loops from exhausting shared capacity. Client-side rate limiting with exponential backoff and jitter is essential for robustly handling provider-side throttle errors in production.