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Rate limits

GPT for Sheets and Docs is built on OpenAI and Google services. Both services enforce rate limits to ensure smooth and fair access to everyone.

OpenAI rate limits

The table below provides guidance on the rate limits typically enforced by OpenAI, based on the type of plan and the model used for ChatGPT model (gpt-3.5-turbo).

Free trial usersPay-as-you-go users
(in your first 48 hours)
Pay-as-you-go users
(after your first 48 hours)
3 requests / minute
40,000 tokens / minute
60 requests / minute
60,000 tokens / minute
3,500 requests / minute
90,000 tokens / minute

Check OpenAI Rate limits guide for information about other models.

Google rate limits

The table below provides guidance on the rate limits typically enforced by Google, based on the type of account.

External service calls daily limits
(URL fetch)
gmail.com20k / day / gmail.com account
Google Workspace100k / day / Google Workspace account