Pick Daytona if
agent platforms that will create/destroy sandboxes in code and might attach a GPU later.
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Our take
Pick Daytona if agent platforms that will create/destroy sandboxes in code and might attach a GPU later. Pick Modal if python teams with spiky GPU/CPU jobs who will read a per-second table. Skip Daytona if researchers who want one published 8× H100 they SSH for a week (Lambda). Skip Modal if people who want a hosted chat playground (Together AI) or a one-click image studio (Replicate).
Best for
Daytona Run untrusted agent code (and, if needed, a GPU)
Modal Run a containerized function on burst GPUs
Free plan
Daytona No free plan
Modal $0 · / month + compute. Up to 3 seats. Included compute $30 / month. 1-day logs. 5 deployed crons
Lowest paid
Daytona Storage $0.000108
Modal CPU $0.0000131/mo
Next step up
Daytona Memory $0.0162
Modal Example GPU list (per second) $0.001097
Coding agent
Daytona Computer-use + code interpreter
Modal
Runs where
Daytona Hosted
Modal
Watch out
Daytona Stopped sandboxes still pay disk
Modal $0 is the seat, not the GPU
Last checked
Daytona 2026-10-22 · daytona.io/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.
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