Pick Baseten if
mL teams who will call one inference URL and pay per token or per GPU-minute.
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Our take
Pick Baseten if mL teams who will call one inference URL and pay per token or per GPU-minute. Pick Modal if python teams with spiky GPU/CPU jobs who will read a per-second table. Skip Baseten if researchers who want a cheap SSH box for a weekend (Runpod). Skip Modal if people who want a hosted chat playground (Together AI) or a one-click image studio (Replicate).
Best for
Baseten Serve the model
Modal Run a containerized function on burst GPUs
Free plan
Baseten No free plan
Modal $0 · / month + compute. Up to 3 seats. Included compute $30 / month. 1-day logs. 5 deployed crons
Lowest paid
Baseten L4 $0.01414
Modal CPU $0.0000131/mo
Next step up
Baseten A100 80 GB $0.06667
Modal Example GPU list (per second) $0.001097
Runs where
Baseten Hosted
Modal
Watch out
Baseten No public $0 hosted API
Modal $0 is the seat, not the GPU
Last checked
Baseten 2026-10-22 · baseten.co/pricing
Modal 2026-10-21 · modal.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Modal if
python teams with spiky GPU/CPU jobs who will read a per-second table.
Read the Modal page