What is the Google Sheets daily limit?
Google sets quotas to ensure fair usage of its resources. Here are the typical limits:
- Consumer accounts (free Gmail): up to 20,000 calls per day.
- Google Workspace accounts (paid): up to 100,000 calls per day.
These limits apply to your account in a 24-hour period.
What happens when you hit the limit?
If you exceed the daily quota, you may see an error like “Google Sheets daily limit reached”. This can interrupt workflows that rely on formulas or add-ons.
Why do AI formulas use this limit?
Each time an AI formula recalculates, it can use one call from this quota, even when the answer comes from cache. Google Sheets can recalculate formulas when a sheet changes, refreshes, or re-opens, so a sheet with thousands of AI formulas can use up the limit quickly.
What can you do?
- Lock finished results. Select the cells and go to Extensions → AI for Sheets → Lock selection so they stop recalculating. See Lock AI results.
- Upgrade to Google Workspace if you frequently hit the limit.
- Wait until tomorrow (or up to 24 hours) for the quota to reset.
- Visit https://script.google.com/home/executions to see what is consuming your quota.
- If you are still stuck, contact [email protected].
Will my usage be deducted?
No, unsuccessful requests are not counted towards your usage.
What add-ons are using my daily quota?
Visit https://script.google.com/home/executions to see your latest executions. If something unexpected is running at high volume, stop it to preserve quota.
Source: Apps Script service quotas .