FAQ: Why do I see insufficient_quota?

insufficient_quota means the workspace balance or the specific API key budget cannot cover the request.

Fix it

1. Open Dashboard -> Billing.
2. Check current balance.
3. Open API Keys and check whether the key has a hard budget.
4. Open Usage Logs to confirm recent spend.
5. Add balance or create a key with the right budget.
6. Retry the request.

Reduce spend during testing

• Use deepseek-v4-flash or another lower-cost model for integration tests.
• Set max_tokens.
• Shorten long input.
• Avoid automatic infinite retries.
• Increase client timeout for slow models instead of canceling and retrying.

Production practice

• Use separate keys for development, staging, and production.
• Set hard budgets on experimental keys.
• Review Usage Logs before raising limits.