API and Provider Limits

Troubleshoot errors from your AI provider, including OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI / Grok, Google, or a Custom / Local endpoint.

For provider selection strategy, see AI Providers.

Quota Warning / Provider Limit Reached

Symptoms: You see an error such as Quota exceeded, insufficient quota, rate limit reached, or requests fail unexpectedly.
Cause: The selected AI provider has hit a limit on your account (e.g., usage quota, temporary rate limit, or billing issue).
Fix:
1. Wait and retry: Temporary rate limits often clear after a short period.
2. Check your account: Verify your AI provider account has a valid payment method and sufficient credits/quota.
3. Refresh settings: In Genie Settings, confirm your API key is correct and valid.
4. Reduce context: Try a shorter prompt or attach fewer script steps to stay within token limits.
5. Switch providers: If possible, switch to a different provider (for example from OpenAI to xAI / Grok or Google) to continue working.

xAI / Grok uses a separate xAI API key in Settings.
It is a hosted provider, not a Custom / Local endpoint.
Web Search is not wired for xAI in this release; switch providers or turn Web Search off if Genie warns about that combination.

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