Max QPS is a performance measure, not a billed metric. It tells you the peak rate at which your application queried Algolia. It doesn't affect what you're charged - for that, see How Algolia counts search requests, operations, and records.
How it's calculated
For a 5-minute interval:
- Algolia takes the number of queries performed in each second across the interval, giving 300 values.
- It selects the highest of those. That is the Max QPS for that 5-minute interval.
An hour contains twelve 5-minute intervals, so the Max QPS for an hour is the highest of those twelve values.
Because each level takes a peak rather than an average, Max QPS figures don't sum. This is also why your Max QPS differs from your Global Max QPS.
Your plan's QPS limit
Your plan may cap the maximum allowable QPS. You can track how your Max QPS evolves under the Performance tab of your dashboard, or retrieve it via the Usage API.
To find out the QPS limit that applies to your plan, contact the Support team.