Mixedbread

Rate Limiting

Overview

Each endpoint has its own rate limits based on requests per minute, tokens per minute, and requests per day. Exceeding these limits may result in request throttling or rejection. If you need higher limits, please .

Rate Limit Tiers

We offer five tiers with increasing limits. Here's a breakdown for the Embeddings & Reranking endpoint:

TierRequests/MinTokens/MinRequests/DayBurst
Home Baker (Free)100100,0005,00010
Professional Baker300500,000-30
Bakery Shop5001,000,000-50
Bakery Chain1,0005,000,000-100
Bakery Franchise2,00010,000,000-200

Custom tiers are available upon request.

Handling Rate Limits

When you hit a rate limit:

  1. You'll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response
  2. The response will include a Retry-After header
  3. Wait for the specified time before retrying

Example error response:

{
    "type": "too_many_requests_error",
    "url": "https://www.mixedbread.com/api-reference",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.",
    "details": {
        "retry_after": 60,
        "limit": "100",
        "remaining": "0",
        "reset": "1630000000",
        "tier": "1"
    }
}
Introduction
The Mixedbread API enables powerful text embeddings, semantic search, and document intelligence capabilities for AI-powered applications.
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Last updated: September 13, 2025

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Overview
Rate Limit Tiers
Handling Rate Limits