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Error: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - Unknown error
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Description
Error Details
Model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Provider: gemini
Status Code: N/A
Error Output
{"error":{"message":"{\n \"error\": {\n \"code\": 503,\n \"message\": \"This model is currently experiencing high demand. Spikes in demand are usually temporary. Please try again later.\",\n \"status\": \"UNAVAILABLE\"\n }\n}\n","code":503,"status":"Service Unavailable"}}
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing how the Gemini provider handles service responses and how status 503 errors are surfaced. Reproduce the reported failure if possible, then compare it with existing provider error handling; the issue is done only when the intended behavior for this temporary unavailable response is defined and verified.
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Assessment
- Domain
- ai
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100