Compute & Storage · side by side
Modal vs RunPod
Compare Modal, RunPod by compute, bandwidth, storage, deployment limits, regions and support.
Compute & Storage pricing calculator
200
Modal
$760 / mo
Starter · 200 GPU hours
RunPod
$398 / mo
Community Cloud · 200 GPU hours
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Compute & Storage overview & pricing
| Compute & Storage | Modal | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Modal | RunPod |
| Billing unit | GPU hours | GPU hours |
| Plan at selected usage | Starter | Community Cloud |
| Monthly estimate | $760/mo | $398/mo |
| Workload | 200 GPU hours | 200 GPU hours |
| Free access | $30/mo credits | None |
| Published plans | Starter, Team, Enterprise | Community Cloud, Secure Cloud, Serverless |
Provider
- Modal
- Modal
- RunPod
- RunPod
Billing unit
- Modal
- GPU hours
- RunPod
- GPU hours
Plan at selected usage
- Modal
- Starter
- RunPod
- Community Cloud
Monthly estimate
- Modal
- $760/mo
- RunPod
- $398/mo
Workload
- Modal
- 200 GPU hours
- RunPod
- 200 GPU hours
Free access
- Modal
- $30/mo credits
- RunPod
- None
Published plans
- Modal
- Starter, Team, Enterprise
- RunPod
- Community Cloud, Secure Cloud, Serverless
Compute & Storage monthly cost
Modal: $760RunPod: $398
Cost by GPU hours
Cost curve data
| GPU hours | Modal | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 50 | $168 | $100 |
| 100 | $365 | $199 |
| 200 | $760 | $398 |
| 400 | $1,550 | $796 |
| 1,000 | $3,920 | $1,990 |
| 2,000 | $7,870 | $3,980 |
0
- Modal
- $0
- RunPod
- $0
50
- Modal
- $168
- RunPod
- $100
100
- Modal
- $365
- RunPod
- $199
200
- Modal
- $760
- RunPod
- $398
400
- Modal
- $1,550
- RunPod
- $796
1,000
- Modal
- $3,920
- RunPod
- $1,990
2,000
- Modal
- $7,870
- RunPod
- $3,980
Compute & Storage feature comparison
| Compute & Storage | Modal | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth / egress | Free ingress/egress | |
| Compute | Per-second GPU | Per-hour GPU |
| Storage | Volumes | $0.10/GB-month |
| Builds & deploys | N/A | N/A |
| Regions | Multi-cloud | Global |
| Team members | 3 seats | Teams |
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Support | Community | Community |
Bandwidth / egress
- Modal
- RunPod
- Free ingress/egress
Compute
- Modal
- Per-second GPU
- RunPod
- Per-hour GPU
Storage
- Modal
- Volumes
- RunPod
- $0.10/GB-month
Builds & deploys
- Modal
- N/A
- RunPod
- N/A
Regions
- Modal
- Multi-cloud
- RunPod
- Global
Team members
- Modal
- 3 seats
- RunPod
- Teams
Uptime SLA
- Modal
- RunPod
Support
- Modal
- Community
- RunPod
- Community
Which compute & storage providers fit your needs?
Modal features & plan notes
- Python-native
- Scale to zero
- Fast cold starts
RunPod features & plan notes
- On-demand GPUs
- Serverless endpoints
- Community cloud
How to compare compute & storage providers
Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.
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