vLLM · Rate Limits

Vllm Rate Limits

vLLM does not impose project-level API rate limits. Throughput is bounded by GPU memory, model size, batch settings (--max-num-seqs, --max-model-len), and tensor/pipeline parallelism. Optionally, set --api-key to require auth and put a reverse proxy (Nginx, Envoy) in front to enforce per-client throttles.

Vllm Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for vLLM on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions, measuring n/a and concurrent-requests.

The profile also includes 2 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled.

Tagged areas include LLM, Inference, Open Source, GPU, and OpenAI Compatible.

2 Limits Throttle: 429
LLMInferenceOpen SourceGPUOpenAI CompatibleSelf-HostedRate LimitingQuotasThrottling

Limits

Project-level n/a
n/a
no built-in cap
Throughput is bounded by GPU and batching.
Per-deployment (operator-set) deployment
concurrent-requests
configured via --max-num-seqs
Operator tunes max concurrency at server start.

Policies

Reverse-Proxy Throttling
Front vLLM with Nginx/Envoy to enforce per-API-key or per-IP rate limits.
Batch Tuning
Tune --max-num-seqs, --max-model-len, and tensor parallelism for throughput vs. latency trade-offs.

Sources

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This rate limit 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits/vllm-rate-limits"
All rate limits 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits?limit=25"

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