Error 429 eventhough API_KEY is in Paid Tier 1

I also use API key from a project which is of paid tier 1(being shown in google AI studio). Nor did I breach any rate limit today still I get this error:
gemini HTTP 429: { “error”: { “code”: 429, “message”: "You excee…

Hi

I wanted to check if you are using search grounding or any tools calls with you request ?

I am using this model inside an agent for identifying goals from the user query. Can you kindly provide a solution as a lots of processes are depending on it?

Ensure you have a low budget cap in place as these 429 error often trigger massive overcharging.

@Hari_Prasath1 DM’ed you

Thanks all for your help. It was a payment verification issue which did not show up until sometime
Closing the issue