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Agents 5.7/10 Jun 18, 2026

Starter free with $30/mo free compute credits, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency, 5 crons, 8 webhooks. Sandbox CPU $0.00003942/core-sec, memory $0.00000672/GiB-sec, volumes $0.09

Free credit
$30
Credit window
30 days
Card required
No

Modal scores 5.7/10 for free value in Agents. The main constraint: Paid — $0/mo (Starter) + usage; CPU $0.0000131/core-sec. Starter free with $30/mo free compute credits, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency, 5 crons, 8 webhooks. Sandbox CPU $0.00003942/core-sec, memory $0.00000672/GiB-sec, volumes $0.09/GiB-mo (1 TiB free). Team $250/mo + comput.

Category Agents Kind Paid plan Renewal monthly Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

5.7 / 10
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Overall 5.7/10
value = 5.7/100
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Execution 4/10
value = 30 $ one-time
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Connectivity 6.7/10
value = 6.7/100
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Production controls 8.3/10
value = 8.3/100
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Key metrics

1/mo Execution quota Uses stated quota when present; otherwise a conservative unpublished-quota floor.
1 Tool/model connectivity webhooks
2 Production controls concurrency, sandbox
$30/mo free
100 cont
$0.0504/hr

What you get

Paid — $0/mo (Starter) + usage; CPU $0.0000131/core-sec. Starter free with $30/mo free compute credits, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency, 5 crons, 8 webhooks. Sandbox CPU $0.00003942/core-sec, memory $0.00000672/GiB-sec, volumes $0.09/GiB-mo (1 TiB free). Team $250/mo + comput

$30/mo free compute on a free account; physical-core compute ~$0.047/core-hr for functions (one of the lowest serverless rates)

Gotchas

  • $30/mo free compute credits

    Starter accounts get $30 of free compute credits each month; beyond that you pay per CPU/GPU second.

  • 3 workspace seats

    Starter is capped at 3 workspace seats and 200 deployed apps.

  • 100 containers / 10 GPU concurrency

    Concurrency is capped at 100 containers and 10 GPUs, with 5 deployed crons, 8 webhooks and 1-day log retention.

Sources

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