Understanding AI Rate Limits in Raycast's App

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Introduction

Raycast AI has specific rate limits for different models and usage scenarios.
For models like GPT-4o Mini, GPT-3.5 Turbo, Claude 3 Haiku, Meta Llama 3 70B, Mixtral 8x7B, and Perplexity Sonar Small, the limits are 10 requests per minute and 200 requests per hour.
For more advanced models like GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and Perplexity Llama 3 Sonar Large, additional limits include 75 requests per 3 hours and 150 requests per 24 hours.
These limits are shared across all models in their respective groups.
The 'Submit Without Generating' feature does not count towards these request limits.

Quick AI: Fastest way to get answers to questions directly within Raycast, ideal for one-off questions.
AI Chat: A standalone chat window to ask AI anything, useful as an assistant during the workday.
AI Commands: Pre-built or custom instructions for common tasks like improving writing or translating text.
Image Generation: Uses OpenAI models like DALLE 2 or DALLE 3 to generate images.
Attachments in AI Chat: Allows users to provide more context in their chats using attachments.

Raycast Pro: $8 per month, includes access to AI chatbot and syncing features.
Free Plan: Basic features without AI capabilities.
Pro Plan Benefits: Syncs Raycast setup across devices, access to advanced AI features.
Upgrade Process: Users can upgrade to Pro via the Raycast website.

Quick AI: Open Raycast, type your question, press 'Tab' to switch to Quick AI.
AI Chat: Open Raycast, search for AI Chat, type in any question to start a conversation.
Explain Words: Select a word, open Raycast, search for 'Explain This in Simple Terms'.
Translate Text: Select text, open Raycast, search for 'Translate to English' or another language.

Raycast API: Allows developers to create and share extensions.
Community Contributions: Users can build and share extensions, fostering a collaborative environment.
Open Source Extensions: Many extensions are open source, allowing for transparency and community reviews.
Developer Tools: Raycast provides a command line interface (CLI) for developing and debugging extensions.
Extension Store: Users can install extensions from the Raycast store, similar to an app store.