AI Infrastructure & MLOps Freemium

Modal

Serverless Python compute for CPUs, GPUs, sandboxes, notebooks, and AI workloads

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PricingFreemium
Starting price$0/mo + usage
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

Modal is listed under AI Infrastructure & MLOps AI tools.

Summary

What is Modal?

Modal runs Python functions, containers, web endpoints, scheduled jobs, sandboxes, notebooks, and GPU workloads on serverless infrastructure that scales to zero and bills active compute.

Best fit

Best for

Python teams that need elastic serverless compute for AI workloads

Audience

Who is it for?

AI engineersML engineersPython developersPlatform teams
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Capabilities

Key features

Python-native serverless functions and containers

On-demand CPU and GPU execution

Autoscaling web endpoints, jobs, sandboxes, and notebooks

Volumes, secrets, observability, and deployment rollbacks

Workflows

Use cases

Deploy model inference

Run GPU training and batch work

Build web APIs and scheduled jobs

Execute isolated agent sandboxes

Strengths

Pros

  • Starter has no monthly platform fee
  • Includes $30 monthly free compute credits
  • Formal integration and implementation partner programs
Considerations

Limitations

Region selection and non-preemptible execution apply pricing multipliers.

GPU and sandbox costs can rise quickly under sustained workloads.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$0/mo + usage
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Starter free platform fee plus usageTeam monthly plus usageEnterprise custom
Pricing context

Pricing note

Starter is $0/month plus compute and includes $30 in monthly credits. Team is $250/month plus compute and includes $100 monthly credits. CPU begins at $0.0000131 per physical core-second; GPU prices vary by model.

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Compatibility

Supported languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

Python SDK

AWS Marketplace

GCP Marketplace

Docker images

GitHub workflows

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsWeb
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
CompanyModal Labs, Inc.
Editions / plansStarter Team Enterprise
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
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Modal runs Python functions, containers, web endpoints, scheduled jobs, sandboxes, notebooks, and GPU workloads on serverless infrastructure that scales to zero and bills active compute.
Python teams that need elastic serverless compute for AI workloads
The listed pricing model for Modal is Freemium. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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