diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc2976fb87d..8805acc7ec8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Status/context windows: normalize provider-qualified override cache keys so `/status` resolves the active provider's configured context window even when `models.providers` keys use mixed case or surrounding whitespace. (#36389) Thanks @haoruilee.
 - ACP/main session aliases: canonicalize `main` before ACP session lookup so restarted ACP main sessions rehydrate instead of failing closed with `Session is not ACP-enabled: main`. (#43285, fixes #25692)
 - Agents/embedded runner: recover canonical allowlisted tool names from malformed `toolCallId` and malformed non-blank tool-name variants before dispatch, while failing closed on ambiguous matches. (#34485) thanks @yuweuii.
+- Agents/failover: classify ZenMux quota-refresh `402` responses as `rate_limit` so model fallback retries continue instead of stopping on a temporary subscription window. (#43917) thanks @bwjoke.
 
 ## 2026.3.8
 
diff --git a/src/agents/failover-error.test.ts b/src/agents/failover-error.test.ts
index b3988d2dc55..16f5b1d5fc8 100644
--- a/src/agents/failover-error.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/failover-error.test.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ describe("failover-error", () => {
         message: "Workspace spend limit reached. Contact your admin.",
       }),
     ).toBe("rate_limit");
+    expect(
+      resolveFailoverReasonFromError({
+        status: 402,
+        message:
+          "You have reached your subscription quota limit. Please wait for automatic quota refresh in the rolling time window, upgrade to a higher plan, or use a Pay-As-You-Go API Key for unlimited access. Learn more: https://zenmux.ai/docs/guide/subscription.html",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("rate_limit");
     expect(
       resolveFailoverReasonFromError({
         status: 402,
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers/errors.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers/errors.ts
index 28fcf328e87..ba42c77da13 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers/errors.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-helpers/errors.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ function hasExplicit402BillingSignal(text: string): boolean {
   );
 }
 
+function hasQuotaRefreshWindowSignal(text: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    text.includes("subscription quota limit") &&
+    (text.includes("automatic quota refresh") || text.includes("rolling time window"))
+  );
+}
+
 function hasRetryable402TransientSignal(text: string): boolean {
   const hasPeriodicHint = includesAnyHint(text, PERIODIC_402_HINTS);
   const hasSpendLimit = text.includes("spend limit") || text.includes("spending limit");
@@ -313,6 +320,10 @@ function classify402Message(message: string): PaymentRequiredFailoverReason {
     return "billing";
   }
 
+  if (hasQuotaRefreshWindowSignal(normalized)) {
+    return "rate_limit";
+  }
+
   if (hasExplicit402BillingSignal(normalized)) {
     return "billing";
   }