Gemini High Demand Issue while cliping the video

[raobilal39]

Everytime i start cliping the video i'm getting this error what will be the soution for this error?

❌ Gemini Error: 503 UNAVAILABLE. {'error': {'code': 503, 'message': 'This model is currently experiencing high demand. Spikes in demand are usually temporary. Please try again later.', 'status': 'UNAVAILABLE'}}
6:23:00 AM
❌ Failed to identify clips. Converting whole video as fallback.

[raobilal39]

[raobilal39]

[yusuke-nekotegashi]

Hi there,

I'm using the Gemini API (specifically the Grounding feature) for a different project and encountered the exact same errors (429 and 500) you're seeing. I'd like to share what I've learned from my experience.

Based on my logs, these errors are likely caused by a combination of API plan limits and processing thresholds.

1. Issues resolved by switching to a Paid Tier (429 Errors)
   In the Free Tier, the RPM (Requests Per Minute) and RPD (Requests Per Day) limits are extremely tight. When using Grounding, the internal token consumption spikes instantly, often triggering a 429 error. Switching to a Paid Plan (Pay-as-you-go) significantly relaxes these quotas and resolves the constant service interruptions.

2. Issues that persist even on Paid Tiers (500 Errors)
   Unfortunately, 500 Internal Error can still occur even on paid plans. This happens because the processing load for Grounding (live web searching) is very high, which frequently leads to timeouts on Google's side.

My Findings & Workaround:
I was finally able to achieve stable operation by combining two approaches: switching to a Paid Tier AND minimizing the "batch size" (the number of tasks per request) to the absolute minimum.

In my experience, these errors are less about code bugs and more about hitting the physical walls of "Plan-specific quotas (1Min / 1Day)" and "High computational load of search features."

While I recommend moving to a Paid Tier if your budget allows, you will likely still need to optimize your workflow to avoid overloading the model. I hope your great project, OpenShorts, gets up and running smoothly!

Best of luck!