Hitting API rate limits constantly on OpenClaw — what's the actual fix?
Just finished setting up OpenClaw on a Mac Mini M1. Current config:
- Primary model: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6
- Coding agent: Codex CLI
- Web search: Brave
The problem: I'm hitting "API rate limit reached" after almost every prompt or every other prompt. It's essentially unusable.
I went with Opus 4.6 as the primary model because the consensus seems to be that it's the best brain for an always-on personal agent. But what's the point if it's rate-limited into oblivion?
For those of you running OpenClaw daily without issues:
What model are you actually using as your primary?
Did you have to lower maxConcurrent / subagent concurrency?
Is anyone successfully running Opus 4.6 without constant rate limits, and if so, what API tier or plan are you on?
Is Sonnet 4.5/Haiku a better daily driver in practice despite being a step down in reasoning?
Open to switching models if that's the real answer — I'd rather have a reliable agent than a genius that's throttled 80% of the time.
- Primary model: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6
- Coding agent: Codex CLI
- Web search: Brave
The problem: I'm hitting "API rate limit reached" after almost every prompt or every other prompt. It's essentially unusable.
I went with Opus 4.6 as the primary model because the consensus seems to be that it's the best brain for an always-on personal agent. But what's the point if it's rate-limited into oblivion?
For those of you running OpenClaw daily without issues:
What model are you actually using as your primary?
Did you have to lower maxConcurrent / subagent concurrency?
Is anyone successfully running Opus 4.6 without constant rate limits, and if so, what API tier or plan are you on?
Is Sonnet 4.5/Haiku a better daily driver in practice despite being a step down in reasoning?
Open to switching models if that's the real answer — I'd rather have a reliable agent than a genius that's throttled 80% of the time.
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