assemblyai-rate-limits

# AssemblyAI Rate Limits ## Overview Handle AssemblyAI rate limits with exponential backoff, queue-based throttling, and concurrency management. AssemblyAI auto-scales limits for paid users. ## Prerequisites - `assemblyai` package installed - Understanding of async/await patterns ## Rate Limit Tiers (Actual) ### Async Transcription API | Endpoint | Free | Pay-as-you-go | |----------|------|---------------| | `POST /v2/transcript` | 5/min | Scales with usage | | `GET /v2/transcript/:id` | No hard limit | No hard limit | | `POST /v2/upload` | 5/min | Scales with usage | ### Streaming (WebSocket) | Metric | Free | Pay-as-you-go | |--------|------|---------------| | New streams/min | 5 | 100 (auto-scales) | | Concurrent streams | ~5 | Unlimited (auto-scales 10% every 60s at 70% usage) | ### LeMUR | Metric | Free | Paid | |--------|------|------| | Requests/min | Limited | Scales with usage | | Max audio input | 100 hours per request | 100 hours per request | **Note:** AssemblyAI auto-scales paid limits. At 70%+ utilization, the new session rate limit increases by 10% every 60 seconds with no ceiling cap. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Exponential Backoff with Jitter ```typescript import { AssemblyAI, type Transcript } from 'assemblyai'; const client = new AssemblyAI({ apiKey: process.env.ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY!, }); async function transcribeWithBackoff( audioUrl: string, options: Record<string, any> = {}, config = { maxRetries: 5, baseDelayMs: 1000, maxDelayMs: 30000...