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Rate Limiting Explained: Token Bucket, Leaky Bucket, and When Each Wins (2026)

Rate limiting explained in 2026 — fixed window, sliding window, token bucket, and leaky bucket, which algorithm to default to, and why LLM traffic is limited by tokens rather than requests.

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BeginnerAPI Gateway Explained: It's Not a Load Balancer (2026)API gateway explained in 2026 — what it actually does (auth, rate limiting, routing, aggregation), why it's not a load balancer, and where the new AI gateway fits.4 min

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