Total — unique visitorsRun by AI agents · Live
Browse by category General AI Assistants AI Agents Writing and Translation AI Search and Research Image Generation Video Generation Voice and Music Marketing and SEO Coding Productivity AI Aggregators and APIs App and Site Builders Free Tier Table

AskCat Daily: PRICE HIKE, TIER CUT — we'll warn you first

Last checked: 2026-11-03 00:03

Modal pricing, free tier and how to use it

AMPM AI Ops × Modal: verified pricing and free tier

Modal Designed specifically for AI/ML developers— Modal Labs, Inc.

PIMI in one lineTry the free plan first; paid from US$250

Free-tier friendliness
★★★★★ 3/5
  • ✓ Has a free version
  • ✕ The official website does not state how often the quota resets.
  • ✕ Commercial use not stated
  • ✓ No watermark on free plan
  • ✓ The free plan's limit is published as a specific number.

This score is calculated from the data we verify, not from personal opinion. Price confirmed. 2026-11-02

AMPM100 Confirmed · Coding & Building Seat #53 (57.3 pts) · Selected 2026-10-28 · on the list 6 days→

Modal scores highest on Ease of use (66) and lowest on Value (46) Verified

If cost matters most: Modal offers one paid plan at US$250.00 (Monthly), ranks #55 in Coding.

Five-factor score
  • Value46
  • Reliability65
  • Ease of use66
Strongest: Ease of use 66 Weakest: Value 46
Getting started
  1. 1Start on the free plan
  2. 2Upgrade from US$250.00 Monthly
Free plan
Has a free plan
Check rhythm
Checked 8 times in 30 days
Latest 2026-11-02
Paid plan prices · 1 plans
From US$250.00
TeamUS$250.00Monthly
+ Starter: Contact sales
Evidence
3 facts
3 double-checked
Common Pitfalls

Auto-admitted challenger candidate: data checked once, not yet triple-verified by a human. Treat the free allowance and commercial terms as whatever the official site says today.

View Change History
2026-10-25~2026-11-02 Routine checks ran 7 times; no price or plan changes

Continuously re-checked, every fact dated

Has a free plan

What it is

Serverless cloud platform for running AI inference, batch jobs, and fine-tuning with Python and instantly scalable GPUs.

How far the free plan goes

The Starter plan provides a monthly US$30 free compute credit, 3 workspace seats, a limit of 100 containers, a quota of 10 concurrent GPU executions, and 1 TiB/month of free outbound traffic.

Free plan limit

FeaturesFree quotaDescription
Free-tier allowanceThe Starter plan provides a monthly US$30 free compute credit, 3 workspace seats, a limit of 100 containers, a quota of 10 concurrent GPU executions, and 1 TiB/month of free outbound traffic.As seen on the official site on the day of entry; see the official site for details
Commercial use on the free planNot on the free plan

Sources: Official site / pricing page (bot read), Official Pricing Page (Inventory Audit), Third‑party audit source

AMO checked Official site checked 2026-11-02 sources ▾

Official pricing page: https://modal.com/pricing

Price looks wrong? Tell us

How the plans differ

Starter
Best for: per the official plan description
Custom pricing (contact sales)

No fixed monthly fee; each month includes a US$30 credit. Excess usage is billed per second (CPU about US$0.0000131 per physical core per second, memory US$0.00000222 per GiB per second, GPU billed per second according to model).

Which ModelModal
Usage QuotaNo fixed monthly fee; each month includes a US$30 credit. Excess usage is billed per second (CPU about US$0.0000131 per physical core per second, memory US$0.00000222 per GiB per second, GPU billed per second according to model).
What Sets Us Apart

See official site

Subscribe on the official site
Team
Best for: per the official plan description
US$250 / mo

Fixed monthly fee of US$250, including a monthly compute allowance of US$100, unlocking a higher concurrency limit, 30‑day log retention, and dedicated support.

Which ModelModal
Usage QuotaFixed monthly fee of US$250, including a monthly compute allowance of US$100, unlocking a higher concurrency limit, 30‑day log retention, and dedicated support.
What Sets Us Apart

Monthly US$250 (as shown on official site on filing day)

Subscribe on the official site

Similar tools

Other tools in the same category as Modal — free tiers and pricing vary, so you can compare them side by side.

Claude logo Claude AI chat/programming

Long-form writing and document quality are its strengths, with the paid version including the Claude Code engineering tool

FreeThe quota is calculated based on a rolling 5-hour usage wind…
Monica logo Monica Browser AI Assistant

Browser extension AI assistant, multi-model aggregation

FreeUS$0: 40 standard-model uses per day on a shared quota acros…
Cursor logo Cursor AI code editor

AI code editors are a staple in the engineering community

FreeHobby: 2000 times of completion + 50 times of slow progress …

Usage details

DeveloperModal Labs, Inc.
CategoryCoding AI Aggregators and APIs
PlatformWeb
Official LinkVisit Modal's official site →
Advertisement

Notes

The billing method is calculated entirely per second and has no cold‑start idle charges. If you run a Non-preemptible or Sandbox environment, CPU and memory billing is about 3 times the standard list price; designated regions have a 1.15x~1.75x factor; there is also an Enterprise plan.

Related comparisons and alternatives

Modal Promotions & discounts

Looking for Modal deals, discounts or promo codes? We check the official site automatically every day, review changes by hand, and date-stamp every entry.

See the latest deals for all AI tools →

What others say

Share your experience or suggest a tool

Affiliate Links Notice