Modal
Bring your own code, and run CPU, GPU, and data-intensive compute at scale. The serverless platform for AI and data teams.
Our verdict
In its own words, Modal is bring your own code, and run CPU, GPU, and data-intensive compute at scale. The serverless platform for AI and data teams. No free tier is advertised, though pricing is at least public. Developer documentation and a public changelog are both maintained, which is a good sign for anything you intend to build on. We have not verified the prices by hand, so we do not quote them here. Everything above was checked on 2026-09-19.
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Pricing
Read automatically from modal.com. Prices change; the vendor’s page is authoritative.
| Tier | Monthly | Includes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia B300 | $0.00 | ||
| Resource costs | $0.00 | ||
| Starter | Free | ||
| Team | $250 | ||
| Compute costs | $0.00 | ||
| Get Started | $30 |
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Side by side
| Tool | Our score | From | Free tier | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modal this page | 4.5 | $0.00 | - | ||
| 🥇Rightnow Ai | 5.1 | $20 | Yes | ||
| 🥈Anyscale | 4.7 | $3 | Yes | ||
| 🥉Cerebrium | 4.6 | $0.00 | Yes | ||
| Artificial Analysis | 4.5 | - | - | ||
| Hugging Face | 4.5 | $9 | - | ||
| Runware | 4.1 | - | - |
Questions
Is Modal free?
We found no free tier or trial advertised on Modal’s own site. Check the vendor’s pricing page, since this can change.
How much does Modal cost?
Modal publishes pricing on its own site, listing 6 plans. We deliberately do not republish prices we have not verified by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. Use the link on this page for current figures.
Does Modal have an API or developer docs?
Yes, Modal publishes developer documentation.
How is Modal scored here?
Modal scores 4.5 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.