diff --git a/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/rateLimiter.ts b/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/rateLimiter.ts
index 152ed9b8d..042ec51f2 100644
--- a/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/rateLimiter.ts
+++ b/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/rateLimiter.ts
@@ -17,36 +17,52 @@ export function createRateLimiter(
   const dict = i18n(localeFromRequest(request))
 
   const limits = Subscription.getFreeLimits()
-  const limitValue =
-    limits.checkHeader && !request.headers.get(limits.checkHeader)
-      ? limits.fallbackValue
-      : (rateLimit ?? limits.dailyRequests)
+  const headerExists = request.headers.has(limits.checkHeader)
+  const dailyLimit = !headerExists ? limits.fallbackValue : (rateLimit ?? limits.dailyRequests)
+  const isDefaultModel = headerExists && !rateLimit
 
   const ip = !rawIp.length ? "unknown" : rawIp
   const now = Date.now()
-  const interval = rateLimit ? `${buildYYYYMMDD(now)}${modelId.substring(0, 2)}` : buildYYYYMMDD(now)
+  const lifetimeInterval = ""
+  const dailyInterval = rateLimit ? `${buildYYYYMMDD(now)}${modelId.substring(0, 2)}` : buildYYYYMMDD(now)
+
+  let _isNew: boolean
 
   return {
-    track: async () => {
-      await Database.use((tx) =>
-        tx
-          .insert(IpRateLimitTable)
-          .values({ ip, interval, count: 1 })
-          .onDuplicateKeyUpdate({ set: { count: sql`${IpRateLimitTable.count} + 1` } }),
-      )
-    },
     check: async () => {
       const rows = await Database.use((tx) =>
         tx
           .select({ interval: IpRateLimitTable.interval, count: IpRateLimitTable.count })
           .from(IpRateLimitTable)
-          .where(and(eq(IpRateLimitTable.ip, ip), inArray(IpRateLimitTable.interval, [interval]))),
+          .where(
+            and(
+              eq(IpRateLimitTable.ip, ip),
+              isDefaultModel
+                ? inArray(IpRateLimitTable.interval, [lifetimeInterval, dailyInterval])
+                : inArray(IpRateLimitTable.interval, [dailyInterval]),
+            ),
+          ),
       )
-      const total = rows.reduce((sum, r) => sum + r.count, 0)
-      logger.debug(`rate limit total: ${total}`)
-      if (total >= limitValue)
+      const lifetimeCount = rows.find((r) => r.interval === lifetimeInterval)?.count ?? 0
+      const dailyCount = rows.find((r) => r.interval === dailyInterval)?.count ?? 0
+      logger.debug(`rate limit lifetime: ${lifetimeCount}, daily: ${dailyCount}`)
+
+      _isNew = isDefaultModel && lifetimeCount < dailyLimit * 7
+
+      if ((_isNew && dailyCount >= dailyLimit * 2) || (!_isNew && dailyCount >= dailyLimit))
         throw new FreeUsageLimitError(dict["zen.api.error.rateLimitExceeded"], getRetryAfterDay(now))
     },
+    track: async () => {
+      await Database.use((tx) =>
+        tx
+          .insert(IpRateLimitTable)
+          .values([
+            { ip, interval: dailyInterval, count: 1 },
+            ...(_isNew ? [{ ip, interval: lifetimeInterval, count: 1 }] : []),
+          ])
+          .onDuplicateKeyUpdate({ set: { count: sql`${IpRateLimitTable.count} + 1` } }),
+      )
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/console/core/src/subscription.ts b/packages/console/core/src/subscription.ts
index 994feaff0..9d6c3ce2b 100644
--- a/packages/console/core/src/subscription.ts
+++ b/packages/console/core/src/subscription.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export namespace Subscription {
   const LimitsSchema = z.object({
     free: z.object({
       promoTokens: z.number().int(),
-      newDailyRequests: z.number().int(),
       dailyRequests: z.number().int(),
       checkHeader: z.string(),
       fallbackValue: z.number().int(),