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Rate limits (Google add-on only)

GPT for Sheets and Docs is built on OpenAI and Google services. Both services enforce rate limits in order to ensure a 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.

ChatGPT model (gpt-3.5-turbo)GPT-3 base modelsGPT-4GPT-4-32k
Free trial users20 requests / minute
150,000 tokens / minute
20 requests / minute
150,000 tokens / minute
Pay-as-you-go users (in your first 48 hours)60 requests / minute
60,000 tokens / minute
60 requests / minute
250,000 tokens / minute
Pay-as-you-go users (after your first 48 hours)3,500 requests / minute
90,000 davinci tokens / minute (and proportionally more for smaller models)
3,500 requests / minute
350,000 davinci tokens / minute (and proportionally more for smaller models)
200 requests / minute
40,000 tokens / minute
400 requests / minute
80,000 tokens / minute

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
gmail.com20k / day / gmail.com account
Google Workspace100k / day / Google Workspace account