Modal
Serverless compute platform for running Python functions, containers, and GPU workloads with a recurring $30/month free compute credit on the Starter plan.
- Free credit
- $30
- Card required
- No
Modal scores 5.8/10 for free value in Functions. The main constraint: Starter plan ($0): $30/month in free compute credits (recurring), 3 workspace seats, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency, 5 deployed crons, 8 webhook endpoints, 200 deployed apps, 1 TiB/month free volume storage.
Free value score
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Key metrics
What you get
$30/month recurring free compute credit, not a one-time trial
100 containers and 10 GPU concurrency on the free Starter plan
1 TiB/month of free volume storage included
Pay-per-second billing with scale-to-zero, no idle charges
Gotchas
- $30/month compute credit
Starter plan includes $30 in compute credits that reset each calendar month; unused credits do not roll over.
- 1 TiB/month free volume storage
Volume storage is free up to 1 TiB per month; overages are billed at $0.09/GiB/month.
- 3 workspace seats max
The Starter plan is capped at 3 workspace seats; unlimited seats require the Team plan ($250/month).
- 100 containers / 10 GPU concurrency
Concurrent container count is capped at 100 and GPU concurrency at 10; Team plan raises these to 1000 and 50 respectively.
- 5 deployed cron jobs
Only 5 cron (scheduled) jobs can be deployed simultaneously on the Starter plan; Team plan offers unlimited.
- 8 webhook endpoints
Webhook (web function) deployments are capped at 8 endpoints on Starter; Team plan is unlimited.
- 200 deployed apps
Maximum of 200 deployed apps on the Starter plan; Team plan allows up to 1000.
- 1-day log retention
Logs are retained for only 1 day on Starter; Team plan provides 30-day retention and Enterprise allows custom retention.
- No custom domains
Custom domains for web endpoints are not available on the Starter plan and require the Team plan.
- No static IP proxy
Static IP egress proxy is a Team/Enterprise-only feature; Starter traffic uses shared IPs.
- No deployment rollbacks
Deployment rollback history (3 versions) is only available on the Team plan; Starter has no rollback capability.
- No HIPAA / SSO / audit logs
HIPAA compatibility, Okta SSO, and audit logs are Enterprise-only features unavailable on the free Starter plan.
Sources
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"Starter $0 + compute / month ... $30 / month free credits, 3 workspace seats included, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency"
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"Cron jobs: 5 deployed crons (Starter) ... Webhooks: 8 deployed endpoints (Starter) ... Deployed apps: 200 (Starter) ... Log retention: 1 day (Starter)"
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"Volumes $0.09 / GiB / mo *includes 1 TiB / mo free"
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"AI startup Modal raised $355 million in a new round of financing, valuing the company at $4.65 billion, CEO Erik Bernhardsson told Reuters."
https://www.reuters.com/business/modal-labs-valued-465-billion-ai-coding-takes-off-2026-05-21/