… The first attempt returned a Retry Error: "Your account's current usage pattern does not comply with the Fair Usage Policy, and your request frequency has been limited." I checked my usage in the Z.ai dashboard. …
… So I save simpler queries for AI tools that don't have such strict usage limits. I also always ask myself whether a task needs AI at all. …
… Many also depend on large dependency trees, which adds more supply chain exposure. …
… The notice told me my usage pattern did not comply with its fair use policy, which was a surprise, because I had run a single test task and one small tweak, around 7.4 million tokens across a week, nowhere near the quota. …
… Related I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for The gap was smaller than I expected Better models didn’t fix context chaos More brainpower won't help if your context is chaotic When small models failed me, my immediate solution… …
… What I will say is that, more than ever, it's a service first, with limits, cache policy, reasoning settings, retention rules, and availability all sitting on a dial that Anthropic can turn. …