OpenAI API Key Rate Limit Issues and Resolution Steps

Siddhant B. · 2025-09-26 10:46:31.630298+00

" . See " 1. Have a 10 day old OpenAI account in which I loaded $60 (on that day itself). 2. I'm still on Tier 1 as per OpenAI - not clear why that's the case though. 3. In any case, I can't run any OpenAI API key based enrichment on Clay - the cell doesn't run and the column shows the :warning: icon and says: ""The rate limits associated with this OpenAI API key are insufficient for this field. Search "OpenAI Increase Limits" or visit to increase your API key limits.""

Siddhant B.

"The rate limits associated with your OpenAI API key are too low to run this action with the selected model. See "Increasing your limits" here."

1.
Have a 10 day old OpenAI account in which I loaded $60 (on that day itself).
2.
I'm still on Tier 1 as per OpenAI - not clear why that's the case though.
3.
In any case, I can't run any OpenAI API key based enrichment on Clay - the cell doesn't run and the column shows the ⚠️ icon and says: ""The rate limits associated with this OpenAI API key are insufficient for this field. Search "OpenAI Increase Limits" or visit https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/limits to increase your API key limits.""

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