How to Handle 401, 429, 500, and 529: Use 5 Error Categories to Decide Whether to Retry the Model API or Switch to a Backup Model
Author’s note: Triage model API errors by status code: when to retry, when to switch to a fallback model, and when to stop and fix the configuration. Includes an error-code triage table, a fallback-model checklist, and a launch checklist. When a model API call fails, identify the type of error before deciding what to do….