Model error diagnosis

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) | model rate limited

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free is visible for this Meta key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)

Provider

What this model error usually means

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free is visible for this Meta key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free
Provider: Meta
Status code: 429

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

List models: confirm whether meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether Meta returns the same 429, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 131,072, input $0.000, output $0.000.
supports frequency_penalty
supports max_tokens
supports presence_penalty
supports stop

Next action

Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free) model rate limited should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 131,072
Price: $0.000 / $0.000
Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

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Meta: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (free)

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