Pick E2B if
agent authors who will create/kill sandboxes in code and watch per-second CPU + RAM.
Read the E2B pageE2B vs Modal
Our take
Pick E2B if agent authors who will create/kill sandboxes in code and watch per-second CPU + RAM. Pick Modal if python teams with spiky GPU/CPU jobs who will read a per-second table. Skip E2B if teams that want a published H100 VM they SSH into (Lambda). Skip Modal if people who want a hosted chat playground (Together AI) or a one-click image studio (Replicate).
Best for
E2B Run the model’s code somewhere that is not your laptop
Modal Run a containerized function on burst GPUs
Free plan
E2B $0 · /month. One-time $100 usage credit. 20 concurrent sandboxes. 1 hour max continuous runtime. 10 GiB disk included. No card
Modal $0 · / month + compute. Up to 3 seats. Included compute $30 / month. 1-day logs. 5 deployed crons
Lowest paid
E2B Enterprise $3/mo
Modal CPU $0.0000131/mo
Next step up
E2B Pro $150/mo
Modal Example GPU list (per second) $0.001097
Coding agent
E2B Sandboxes
Modal
Runs where
E2B Hosted
Modal
Watch out
E2B Hobby is 1 hour continuous and 20 concurrent
Modal $0 is the seat, not the GPU
Last checked
E2B 2026-10-22 · e2b.dev/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