Getting Started
Credits & Rate Limits
Credits
Sarvam offers Rs. 1000 worth of free credits for every user once you sign up. These credits can be used against any of our APIs for you to try out & explore our products.
Managing Your API Credits
Once your credits are exhausted, you will not be able to make further requests. To get more credits:
- Upgrade your plan: You can reach out to us at hello@sarvam.ai to get more credits. If you have special requirements, you can drop them in the email so we can provide custom pricing or features.
Rate Limits on free Plan
Sarvam AI imposes the following rate limits on its APIs:
- Requests per minute: 60 requests per minute per API Subscription Key
- Client IP based rate limit: 1000 requests per minute (this may change in future, so please contact us if you have specific use-cases)
- Platform rate limit: 5000 requests per minute (this may change in future, so please contact us if you have specific use-cases)
Exceeding Rate Limits
If you exceed the rate limits, you will receive a 429 Too Many Requests
response status code. The response will include a Retry-After
header indicating when you can make your next request.
Exceeding Credits usage
If you exceed the credit usage, you will receive a 429 Too Many Requests
response status code. The response will include a Retry-After
header indicating when you can make your next request.