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# Rate Limits & Pricing

Rate limits protect the platform and keep costs predictable. Limits are applied per partner account, with separate allowances for expensive operations such as photo scanning.

### When you hit a limit

The API answers `429` with code `rate_limited`. When the retry window is known, the response carries a `Retry-After` header with the number of seconds to wait; honor it and retry. Per-day allowances reset with the day.

### Retry guidance

Build retry logic on the machine-readable `code` field of the error body, never on `message` wording. Retry only `rate_limited` and the transient `5xx` codes — every `4xx` other than `429` is a request problem that a retry cannot fix.

### Pricing

Plans and volume pricing are tailored per partner. Contact <support@january.ai> to discuss your expected volumes, or reach out to your January partnership contact.