Modal
Hosting & Cloud Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limit$30 in free compute credits every month on Starter.
Documentation: modal.com ยท Checked Sep 18, 2026
About
Modal runs your Python functions on serverless GPUs and CPUs with no infrastructure to manage. The Starter plan is $0 and includes $30 in compute credits every month with no card required, making it one of the cheapest ways to run GPU jobs for a side project.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: $30 in free compute credits every month on Starter.
Verified: 2026-09-18
Best for: developer
Setup
- Sign up at modal.com and run modal setup to link your account.
- Write a normal Python function and decorate it with @app.function().
- Deploy with modal deploy; it scales to zero when idle.
Example
pip install modal; modal setup # then: modal run your_script.pyUse cases
- GPU jobs on a budget
- Serverless Python
- Batch processing