Quota
A hard or soft cap on a usage unit (tokens, renders, seconds, cents) over a period (daily, monthly, lifetime). The "100 / month" in "100 image renders / month".
Last updated: 2026-05-10
Definition
Quotas are the numeric maximum on a limit group. They can be hard (block when reached) or soft (track and overage-bill). They reset on a period boundary anchored to either a calendar date or the user's subscription start. Quotas can be overridden per-user via customLimits when assigning a plan - useful for enterprise overrides or A/B testing.
Example
"plan_free": image.render quota = 20, period = monthly, anchor = calendar.
Related terms
Limit group
The basic unit of quota in AIPricingLab: a label, a unit, a quota, a period, and a list of match rules that decide which events count toward it.
GlossaryPeriod anchor
How a limit group decides when to reset. "calendar" resets on a fixed date (1st of month UTC). "subscription_start" resets on the user's subscription anniversary.
GlossaryRate limit
A short-window cap on how often a request can be made - typically per-second or per-minute. Distinct from a quota, which is a long-window cap.