# Why is the rate limit so low?

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/why-is-the-rate-limit-so-low/47>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/why-is-the-rate-limit-so-low/47 "2025-05-15T00:10:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/why-is-the-rate-limit-so-low/47/1 "2025-05-15T00:10:12Z")

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Basically the title. The limit for Chat models is 20/min. What type of applications can developers build with that limit?

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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/why-is-the-rate-limit-so-low/47/2 "2025-05-15T00:10:14Z")

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