Why gcloud RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED errors in CI differ: rate quota versus allocation quota

A gcloud RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED failure in CI can surface as one of several distinct messages, and the service and transport determine which appears. The key question for a fix is whether the exceeded quota resets over time or stays exhausted until raised. Google distinguishes rate quotas, which reset on a timer and show up as 403 RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED on Compute Engine, from allocation quotas, which persist and show up as 403 QUOTA_EXCEEDED. Common triggers include parallel CI jobs bursting against a per-minute rate limit, and leftover preview resources slowly filling an allocation ceiling. Quota can also be charged to an unintended quota project, and regional capacity shortages produce the same status token with a different fix, namely choosing another zone.
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