---
description: Synthetic API quota status - tokens remaining, usage stats, API response
limit: 10000
---

# Synthetic API Quota

**Last Updated:** 2026-03-28T22:40:01-04:00

## Current Status

**API Response:**
```json
{
    "subscription": {
        "limit": 335,
        "requests": 4,
        "renewsAt": "2026-03-29T07:27:05.168Z"
    },
    "search": {
        "hourly": {
            "limit": 250,
            "requests": 0,
            "renewsAt": "2026-03-29T03:40:01.168Z"
        }
    },
    "freeToolCalls": {
        "limit": 1250,
        "requests": 439.5,
        "renewsAt": "2026-03-29T15:01:57.337Z"
    }
}
```

## Usage Guidelines

| Indicator | Meaning | Action |
|-------------|---------|--------|
| 🟢 Green | <33% usage | Plenty available |
| 🟡 Yellow | 33-66% usage | Monitor closely |
| 🔴 Red | >66% usage | Conserve, notify Casey |

### Pre-Flight Check

**Before starting longform tasks:**
- Check quota via `synu` or API response above
- Ensure 🟢 green status before multi-agent operations
- For 🔴 red status — notify Casey, use budget models only, or defer

**Budget-Optimized Models (0.5x cost):**
- **nvidia/nemotron-493b** — Fast, capable, half price
- **z-ai/glm-4.7-flash** — Quick inference, economical
- **Qwen/Qwen3-Coder** — Coding tasks, cost-efficient

**Rule of thumb:** If I'm planning parallel subagents or research-heavy sessions, I check quota first. *Better to ask permission than run dry mid-flight.*

## Quick Check

```bash
# Check quota via API directly
curl https://api.synthetic.new/v2/quotas \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SYNTHETIC_API_KEY}"

# Or use synu for visual bars
synu
```

## History

| Timestamp | Status | Notes |
|-------------|--------|-------|
| 2026-03-28 22:40 | ✅ checked | Auto-check |