Hugging Face Inference Endpoints vs Modal
As of , Modal lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 7 GPUs both offer on-demand; Hugging Face Inference Endpoints wins on 3. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $9.25 (aws) vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $3.00 (32%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Hugging Face Inference Endpoints and Modal, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Hugging Face Inference Endpoints | Modal | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $9.25 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.00 (32%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.00 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.46 (9%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $2.75 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $3.03 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.28 (9%) | Hugging Face Inference Endpoints |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $2.50 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.00 (0%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA L40S | $1.80 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (8%) | Hugging Face Inference Endpoints |
| NVIDIA L4 | $0.80 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $0.80 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.00 (0%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA T4 | $0.50 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.09 (15%) | Hugging Face Inference Endpoints |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $9.25 (aws) vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $3.00 (32%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $5.00 (aws) vs Modal $4.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.46 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $2.75 (aws) vs Modal $3.03 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hugging Face Inference Endpoints is $0.28 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $2.50 (aws) vs Modal $2.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.00 (0%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $1.80 (aws) vs Modal $1.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hugging Face Inference Endpoints is $0.15 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $0.80 (aws) vs Modal $0.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.00 (0%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Hugging Face Inference Endpoints $0.50 (aws) vs Modal $0.59 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hugging Face Inference Endpoints is $0.09 (15%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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