> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Frequently Asked Questions

> Answers to common questions about the Inception API.

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  <Accordion title="How do I get higher rate limits?">
    Reach out to our support team with details about your use case, expected volume, and any latency or throughput requirements. We’ll review your needs and can raise your limits accordingly.
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  <Accordion title="How do I handle rate limits?">
    Implement exponential backoff in your client code. When you receive a rate limit error (429) or a server error (503), wait before retrying.
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  <Accordion title="How are tokens counted?" defaultOpen>
    Tokens are pieces of text that our models process. A token is roughly 4 characters for English text. Both input and output tokens count toward your usage limits.
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  <Accordion title="Can I feed these docs to an LLM or coding agent?">
    Yes. The full documentation index is published at [https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/llms.txt](https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/llms.txt). Point your LLM, IDE assistant, or agent at that URL to discover every page in the docs. The docs site does not block crawlers or agent traffic.
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  <Accordion title="Do Mercury models support image or vision input?">
    No. Mercury 2 and Mercury Edit 2 accept text input only. Image generation and image input are not supported. See [/get-started/models](/get-started/models) for supported input formats per model.
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