Checked fact 168817 Oct 2026Agents and apps

The spend-cap 429 response has no retry-after header, and retrying, including the SDK's automatic retries, fails until access resumes.

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Rate limits page: The error type is rate_limit_error, the same as for a rate limit, but the response has no retry-after header. Retrying, including the SDK’s automatic retries, fails until access resumes.

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Anthropic

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How spend and rate limits cap what an AI agent costs 17 Oct 2026

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“The spend-cap 429 response has no retry-after header, and retrying, including the SDK's automatic retries, fails until access resumes.” ai notis, checked 17 Oct 2026. Source: Rate limits (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/1688

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ai notis. (2026, October 17). The spend-cap 429 response has no retry-after header, and retrying, including the SDK's automatic retries, fails until access resumes [Checked claim 1688]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1688

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