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Modal vs Runpod Serverless

Modal

modal.com

Runpod Serverless

runpod.io

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FigureModalRunpod Serverless
Price from$250/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
APIYesYes
Plans published310
Spec score · Model Hosting7.3 (#8)7.7 (#5)
AutoscalingModal instantly autoscale ups and downs based on request volume and scales to zero when there are no inputs.The product overview says endpoints scale from zero to hundreds of workers with request demand, and flex workers scale to zero when idle.
Founded20212022
IntegrationsThe Modal Datadog integration exports audit logs, Function logs, and container metrics to Datadog.The documentation describes OpenAI-compatible endpoint integration with tools including n8n, CrewAI, and LangChain.
SupportStarter and Team plans include access to Modal Community Slack, while Enterprise adds private Slack support and embedded ML engineering services.Runpod documentation directs users to submit a support request, check the service status page, or join its Discord community.

Plans

Modal

  • Team$250 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request
  • StarterPrice not published

Modal pricing →

Runpod Serverless

  • Serverless GPU endpoint (141GB H200)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (16GB class)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (24GB class)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (32GB 5090)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (32GB RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (48GB A6000/A40)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (48GB L40/L40S/6000 Ada/MIG)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (80GB A100)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (80GB H100)Free
  • Serverless GPU endpoint (96GB RTX 6000 Pro)Free

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