Modal

Modal serverless Python cloud + on-demand GPU.

Definition

Modal features: declarative Python SDK (modal.App, modal.Function), on-demand GPU H100/A100/L40S/T4, sub-second container cold starts, scheduled jobs (cron), web endpoints (FastAPI integration), persistent storage volumes, secrets management, model weights caching. Strong adoption with AI startups: Suno, Coactive, RamSync. Series A $16M 2023 Redpoint.

Origin

Modal Labs, founded 2021 by Erik Bernhardsson, Seed $7M 2022 Amplify Partners, Series A $16M 2023 Redpoint.

Usage

Strong with AI startups + Python ML engineers wanting serverless GPU without Kubernetes devops. Competes with Banana.dev, RunPod, Beam.

Related terms

• Serverless GPU — catégorie.
• Replicate — concurrent indirect.
• RunPod — concurrent.