The Silicon Protocol: The Rate Limiting Decision - When Cost Controls Cost $47K

<p>The tier-based rate limiting approach introduces a more nuanced system by assigning different limits to users based on their roles. This method aims to balance security and usability, but it still has critical gaps that need addressing:</p>

Tiered Rate Limiter Implementation

python
 
1import time
2from collections import defaultdict
3from dataclasses import dataclass
4from enum import Enum
5from threading import Lock
6from typing import Dict
7
8class UserTier(Enum):
9    """User tier determines rate limit quotas"""
10    STANDARD = "standard"  # Residents, nurses
11    ADVANCED = "advanced"  # Attending physicians
12    RESEARCH = "research"  # Research analysts, quality teams
13    ADMIN = "admin"        # System administrators
14
15@dataclass
16class TierQuota:
17    """Rate limit quotas for a user tier"""
18    requests_per_hour: int
19    tokens_per_hour: int
20    tokens_per_day: int
21    max_concurrent_requests: int
22
23# Define quotas for each tier
24TIER_QUOTAS = {
25    UserTier.STANDARD: TierQuota(
26        requests_per_hour=50,
27        tokens_per_hour=50000,
28        tokens_per_day=2000
29
30[Read the full article at Towards AI - Medium](https://pub.towardsai.net/the-silicon-protocol-the-rate-limiting-decision-when-cost-controls-cost-47k-8a443f10d097?source=rss----98111c9905da---4)
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