{
  "billing_concept": {
    "id": "bil_rate_limits_scope",
    "name": "Rate limits apply per organization and per model",
    "category": "usage_tiers",
    "description": "Rate limits are generally enforced per organization (not per individual API key) and can vary by model — a higher-capability model may have lower throughput limits than a smaller, faster model even within the same usage tier.",
    "how_it_works": "This means a workload spread across multiple API keys within the same organization still shares one pool of rate limit headroom, and switching to a different model within a request pattern can change which limit actually governs throughput.",
    "source_note": "General mechanism description consistent with typical LLM API provider rate-limiting design; no specific numeric limits are asserted.",
    "created_at": "2026-07-02 08:30:46",
    "cite_as": "https://subagentcredits.com/api/billing-concepts/bil_rate_limits_scope"
  }
}