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Modal

Serverless cloud platform for running AI and data workloads on CPUs and GPUs.

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Introduction

Modal lets AI and data teams run their own code in the cloud with autoscaling and fast container starts. It offers GPUs such as H100, A100 and L4 and bills by the second for compute used.

Added on
Nov 2, 2026
Website
modal.com
Pricing model
Freemium

Product information

What is Modal?

Modal is a serverless platform where teams bring their own code and run CPU, GPU and data-heavy compute at scale without managing infrastructure.

How to use Modal?

Add a line of code to run a function in the cloud. Resources scale with demand, and the platform supports deploying custom models, fine-tuning and batch jobs.

Core features of Modal

  • Serverless compute
  • GPU and CPU support
  • Automatic scaling
  • Job scheduling
  • Web endpoints
  • Built-in debugging

Use cases of Modal

  1. 1Serving custom AI models
  2. 2Generative AI inference
  3. 3Fine-tuning and training
  4. 4High-volume batch processing
  5. 5Sandboxed code execution

Frequently asked questions about Modal

How does Modal pricing work?+

Pricing scales with compute used, billed by the second as containers run.

What compute resources does Modal offer?+

Nvidia H100, A100, L40S, A10G, L4 and T4 GPUs, plus CPU cores and memory.

Which category is Modal in?+

Modal is listed under AI Code Editor.

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