gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix 429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED / MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED on Paid Plan

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  1. c03d754698aea529 (Error with gemini-2.5-pro)
  2. 62c24e8a790f07dd (Error with gemini-3-flash-preview) Error Trace Snippet: 2 "error": {
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What happened?

Constant 429 errors when using Gemini CLI. Errors occur across multiple models including gemini-3-flash-preview and gemini-2.5-pro. I am on a paid plan but is being blocked by server-side capacity limits.

Environment Details:

  • CLI Version: 0.41.2
  • Auth Type: oauth-personal
  • Region/Endpoint: cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com

Recent Trace IDs (Critical for Investigation):

  1. c03d754698aea529 (Error with gemini-2.5-pro)
  2. 62c24e8a790f07dd (Error with gemini-3-flash-preview)

Error Trace Snippet:

1  {
2    "error": {
3      "code": 429,
4      "message": "No capacity available for model on the server",
5      "status": "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED",
6      "details": [{ "reason": "MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED" }]
7    }
8  }
9  ```

What did you expect to happen?

I expect the service I pay for to work!

Client information

  • CLI Version: 0.41.2
  • Git Commit: b0c7a1722
  • Session ID: ebc751b0-7167-418b-ac04-6e12d925b443
  • Operating System: linux v24.13.0
  • Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
  • Model Version: auto-gemini-3
  • Auth Type: oauth-personal
  • Memory Usage: 1.09 GB
  • Terminal Name: Unknown
  • Terminal Background: #2e3440
  • Kitty Keyboard Protocol: Supported

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