As FoodieTrack grows, we’ve been making changes behind the scenes to keep the service fast, reliable, and affordable for everyone.
One of those changes is rate limiting for AI-powered text and image analysis.
Why introduce rate limits?
Every meal you log is processed using AI. Whether you’re:
- 📝 Describing a meal in text
- 📷 Uploading a photo of your food
- 🥣 Scanning food packaging
- 🏷️ Reading nutrition labels
…each request consumes computing resources.
Most users never come close to excessive usage, but a very small number of accounts can generate hundreds of requests in a short period. Without limits, this impacts response times and significantly increases operating costs.
Rate limits help ensure FoodieTrack remains responsive and sustainable for everyone.
What does this mean for you?
For normal daily use, probably nothing.
FoodieTrack is designed around real-world eating habits. Logging breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, correcting entries, or scanning a few products won’t be affected.
You’ll only notice the limits if you send an unusually large number of AI requests in a short period.
If that happens, you’ll simply be asked to wait a little before trying again.
Why not make it unlimited?
I’d love to.
FoodieTrack is still an independent project, and every AI request has a real cost. Rather than introducing aggressive restrictions or compromising on AI quality, sensible rate limits allow me to:
- Keep the service fast
- Prevent abuse and automated spam
- Continue improving AI accuracy
- Spend more time building new features instead of managing infrastructure
This may change over time
These limits aren’t set in stone.
As FoodieTrack grows and the platform evolves, I’ll continue reviewing usage patterns and adjusting limits where it makes sense. The goal is always to keep the experience generous for genuine users while protecting the service from abuse.
Thank you ❤️
Every meal logged, every bug report, and every piece of feedback helps improve FoodieTrack.
Thanks for being part of the journey as we continue building a smarter and more reliable nutrition tracker.