Modal

Modal is a serverless compute platform designed for AI, data, and engineering teams that need to run CPU- and GPU-intensive workloads at scale without managing infrastructure. It allows you to bring your own Python code and run it in the cloud with minimal changes, handling provisioning, scaling, and orchestration behind the scenes. The primary purpose of Modal is to make it easy to deploy and operate data pipelines, machine learning workloads, and production services using familiar development workflows.

Key capabilities include on-demand access to GPUs and high-performance CPUs, automatic scaling based on workload demand, and support for both batch jobs and persistent services. Modal provides a Python-native interface for defining functions, containers, and workflows, along with built-in scheduling, concurrency controls, and dependency management. It integrates with common data sources and object storage, enabling data-intensive processing and model inference close to your data. The platform also offers robust logging, monitoring, and versioning to support debugging, reproducibility, and team collaboration.