Rate limits & concurrency

Chariot limits how many requests you can run at the same time (concurrency), scaled to your plan. There is no fixed requests-per-second cap. The control is on simultaneous in-flight generations.

How concurrency works

Each workspace may have a fixed number of TTS generations running concurrently. When a request starts it takes a slot; when it finishes it releases the slot. If all slots are busy, the next request is rejected immediately with 429 rather than being queued. The limit is scoped to your workspace and driven by your plan tier.

Limits by plan

Plan	Concurrent TTS requests
Free	2
Starter	3
Startup	10
Scale	25

These are the current defaults and can change as plans evolve. Check your plan in the dashboard for the value that applies to your workspace.

The 429 response

When you exceed your concurrency limit:

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "error": "HTTPException",
  "message": "Concurrent request limit exceeded (2) for tts.standard on the current plan"
}

If your plan does not include the product at all, you get 403 instead:

{
  "statusCode": 403,
  "error": "HTTPException",
  "message": "Product model tts.standard is not available on the current plan"
}

Handling limits

The API does not queue requests or send a Retry-After header, a 429 is an immediate rejection. Handle it on the client:

Cap your in-flight requests to your plan’s concurrency limit so you rarely hit 429 in the first place.
Retry with exponential backoff and jitter when you do, e.g. 0.5s, 1s, 2s, 4s with random jitter.
Use a worker pool sized to your limit rather than firing all requests at once.

Python

import time, random, requests

def synthesize_with_retry(payload, key, max_retries=5):
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        r = requests.post(
            "https://api.chariot.in/v1/tts",
            headers={"chariotai-api-key": key},
            json=payload,
        )
        if r.status_code != 429:
            r.raise_for_status()
            return r
        sleep = (2 ** attempt) * 0.5 + random.random() * 0.25
        time.sleep(sleep)
    raise RuntimeError("Concurrency limit exceeded after retries")

Need more headroom?

If you consistently hit your concurrency limit, upgrade your plan for more slots, or contact support@chariot.in to discuss higher limits.

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Rate limits & concurrency

How concurrency works

Limits by plan

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Handling limits

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​How concurrency works

​Limits by plan

​The 429 response

​Handling limits

​Need more headroom?

How concurrency works

Limits by plan

The 429 response

Handling limits

Need more headroom?