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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To use the Mapzen Search service, you must first obtain a free, developer API ke
 Because Mapzen Search is a free, shared service, there are limitations on the numbers of requests to prevent individual users from degrading the overall system performance.
 
 Mapzen Search allows you a maximum of:
-- 3 requests per second
+- 6 requests per second
 - 30,000 requests per day
 
 If you need more capacity, contact [search@mapzen.com](mailto:search@mapzen.com). You can also set up your own instance of [Pelias](https://github.com/pelias/pelias), which has access to the same data used in Mapzen Search.