Modal vs RunPod
As of , Modal and RunPod each list the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 8 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not counted: 1 more shared GPU, on community capacity or a marketplace floor. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: Modal $7.10 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $1.89 (21%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Modal |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $8.99 · 23 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $7.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $8.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.89 (21%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.74 (22%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.75 (14%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.04 (1%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $3.03 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.54 (18%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.71 (28%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $2.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.40 · 38 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.86 (44%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 21 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.80 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.21 (26%) | RunPod |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Modal and RunPod, 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.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: Modal $7.10 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $1.89 (21%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B200: Modal $6.25 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $1.74 (22%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Modal $4.54 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.75 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Modal $3.95 vs RunPod $3.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.04 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Modal $3.03 vs RunPod $2.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.54 (18%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Modal $2.50 vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.71 (28%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Modal $2.10 (GPU only) vs RunPod $1.00 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA L40S: Modal $1.95 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.86 (44%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Modal $0.80 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.21 (26%) 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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