Performance and Limits
Understand rate limits, service tiers, and infrastructure capabilities for Hyperbolic’s Serverless Inference API.Rate Limits
Standard Limits
All tiers have a per-IP limit of 600 requests/minute for DDoS protection.
Upgrading to Pro
Get 10x higher rate limits by upgrading to Pro:1
Log into Dashboard
Go to app.hyperbolic.ai and sign in.
2
Add Funds
Deposit $5 or more to your account.
3
Automatic Upgrade
Your account is automatically upgraded to Pro tier.
Service Tiers
Pricing Summary
Hyperbolic uses pay-as-you-go pricing with no monthly quotas or commitments.Text Generation
Image Generation
Base rate: $0.01 per image (1024x1024, 25 steps) Formula:$0.01 × (width/1024) × (height/1024) × (steps/25)
Audio Generation
Rate: $5.00 per 1M charactersSee Text APIs, Image APIs, and Audio APIs for complete pricing by model.
Infrastructure
Security
Error Handling
Rate Limit Errors
When you exceed rate limits, you’ll receive a429 Too Many Requests response:
Best Practices
- Implement exponential backoff for automatic retries
- Monitor usage via the dashboard to stay within limits
- Cache responses when appropriate to reduce API calls
- Use streaming for long responses to improve perceived latency
Retry Example
Monitoring Usage
Track your API usage in the Hyperbolic Dashboard:- Requests per minute/hour/day
- Token consumption by model
- Cost breakdown and billing history
- Real-time usage graphs
Next Steps
Text APIs
Models and pricing details
Image APIs
Image generation pricing
Audio APIs
Text-to-speech pricing

