model_failoverTier 1 · 70% confidence

ai-agents-model-failover-primary-model-hits-rate-limits-quota-exhaustion-or-07412438

agent: ai_agents

When does this happen?

IF Primary model hits rate limits, quota exhaustion, or API errors causing agent to stop working.

How others solved it

THEN Configure a fallback list of models with priority order so the agent automatically retries with the next available model on failure. Optionally support manual toggling between pre-configured models via UI without editing config files.

Define models as an ordered array with priority: [{"name": "claude-opus-4.5", "priority": 1}, {"name": "gemini-3-pro", "priority": 2}] and set strategy to "fallback".

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