> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.socq.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Billing and limits

> Estimate credits and understand API-key limits.

# Billing and limits

Capability entries expose current credits and billing units. Check `socq_account` or `socq account` before a large job.

Three independent controls can reject a request:

* available account credits;
* API-key hourly or daily credit limits;
* API-key requests per minute.

A 402 response indicates insufficient balance. A 429 response includes rate or credit-window information and may include `Retry-After`. Reducing `results_limit`, using fewer platforms, or waiting for the limit window are safer than blind retries.