Three Retry Myths That Make Your Free-Tier Model Calls Worse
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Retry is a reflex. It is not a strategy. You send a request. It times out. You hit retry. The second call is slower. Why? Because you joined an overloaded queue. This is common on free-tier model servers. Developers repeat three retry myths. Each myth makes the problem worse. Myth #1: Retry immedia…
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- 2026-08-29 06:02 · DEV Community — AI
Three Retry Myths That Make Your Free-Tier Model Calls Worse