Modal
by Modal Labs
At a glance
Serverless cloud platform for running AI and data workloads with usage-based pricing.
serverless compute infrastructure
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Platforms & Infrastructure
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2022
Overview
Modal is a serverless cloud platform for running AI and data workloads, letting developers run Python functions on GPUs and CPUs without managing infrastructure. It is popular for model inference, fine-tuning, and batch jobs, with autoscaling and fast cold starts. Pricing is usage-based with free monthly credits.
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Key features
- Serverless GPU and CPU compute from Python
- Fast autoscaling with quick cold starts
- Scheduled jobs and web endpoints
- No infrastructure to manage
Use cases
- Serving model inference at scale
- Fine-tuning and batch processing jobs
- Running compute-heavy Python without DevOps
Pricing
Pricing is usage-based by compute consumed, with a monthly allowance of free compute included.
Record details
Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.
Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Documentation
- modal.com ↗
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/modal/
Selection profile
Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.
Selection profile11 fields4 unknown
- Tasks it fits
- Running models yourself
Derived from the record: category "platforms".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Web
Derived from platform words in the record description/features/tags.
Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
Suggest a correction - Public API
- Not recorded
The record does not state whether a public API exists.
Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
Suggest a correction - Interface languages
- Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
Suggest a correction - Billing
- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Our inference
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
- Our inference
- Public API
- Our inference
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
- Our inference
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Frequently asked questions
What is Modal used for?
Modal runs AI and data workloads serverlessly, letting developers execute Python on GPUs and CPUs without managing servers.
How is Modal priced?
Modal is usage-priced by compute consumed, with free monthly credits for new accounts.
Do I manage servers with Modal?
No. Modal is serverless and autoscaling, so there is no infrastructure to manage.
What does Modal not record?
No Modal pricing page is recorded: it joined the guide after that verification sweep and was outside the fetch scope, so no plan price could be confirmed.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
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