Rate Limit Clarity

The standard rate limit is 200 API Calls/Min - when subscribing to the $9 “unlimited” market data plan it says the rate limit is increased to 1000 API Calls/Min.

Does this rate limit increase apply to all API endpoints (incl. orders, positions, account, etc) or just the ones related to market data?

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Hi jle123,

since today the new pricing plans are published: Unlimited access to real-time US stock market data | Alpaca Data API
Now, the $9-plan includes unlimited API calls.

Curious about the answer. 200 Calls/min is too low. You can burn almost the entire allocation just for one second updates to account information and position information.