Committing Weights Too Fast
CommittingWeightsTooFast is a documented Subtensor standard error. The standard-errors reference
defines it as “Exceeded rate limit for setting weights”
(Subtensor Standard Errors).
What It Means
This error means a validator attempted to commit weights again before the required wait on the
commit path had elapsed. The standard-errors page lists it separately from SettingWeightsTooFast,
which shows that Bittensor treats repeated weight commits as a distinct runtime rejection path
(Subtensor Standard Errors,
Subtensor Standard Errors).
So the rejection is about pacing repeated commits on the commit-reveal submission path, not about whether the validator’s revealed weights were acceptable or whether the reveal window itself was configured correctly (Commit Reveal, Subtensor Standard Errors).
Why It Appears
Commit reveal separates weight submission into a commit step and a later reveal step. The commit step hides the actual weights until the reveal period passes (Commit Reveal, Commit Reveal Period).
That separation matters because CommittingWeightsTooFast is about retrying the commit side too
soon. It does not describe the later reveal becoming visible too early or too late. The error is the
narrow runtime signal that the commit action itself was attempted again before the required pacing
condition cleared
(Subtensor Standard Errors,
Commit Reveal).
What It Does Not Mean
This error should not be read as the ordinary repeated set_weights pacing error.
SettingWeightsTooFast is documented separately for retried weight submissions on the direct
weight-setting path
(Subtensor Standard Errors,
Subtensor Standard Errors).
It also should not be read as the reveal-period setting itself. Commit reveal period is the subnet
hyperparameter that sets how many tempos pass before committed weights are revealed, while
CommittingWeightsTooFast is the runtime error on committing again too soon
(Commit Reveal Period,
Commit Reveal).
Distinction from Setting Weights Too Fast
CommittingWeightsTooFast belongs to the commit side of the commit-reveal flow.
SettingWeightsTooFast belongs to repeated weight submission on the direct setting path
(Subtensor Standard Errors,
Subtensor Standard Errors,
Commit Reveal).
- CommittingWeightsTooFast — commit step retried too soon.
- SettingWeightsTooFast — direct weight submission retried too soon.
Distinction from Commit Reveal Period
Commit reveal period is the subnet setting that determines how many tempos pass before committed
weights become revealable. CommittingWeightsTooFast is the error returned when the commit action
itself is repeated too soon
(Commit Reveal Period,
Subtensor Standard Errors).
- Commit reveal period — delay before committed weights are revealed.
- CommittingWeightsTooFast — error on repeating the commit action too soon.
Reader Boundary
This page defines the meaning of the error label. It does not tell a reader the live pacing value
used on any particular subnet or exactly when another commit will succeed there. The stable point
here is narrower: on the commit-reveal path, retrying the commit action too soon returns
CommittingWeightsTooFast
(Subtensor Standard Errors).