What is the difference between Civo and Modal?

Civo and Modal are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Civo or Modal?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Civo and Modal?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 11 different GPU models across both Civo and Modal, with 0 models available from both providers.

Civo vs Modal

Compare GPU pricing between Civo and Modal. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Civo

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Civo GPUs

Modal GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.52/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 11Both available: 7Civo: 7Modal: 11

Showing 11 of 11 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 2:50:12 PM

GPU Model ↑	Civo Price	Modal Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best	—	Modal
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $1.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CivoModal	$0.69/hr★ Best	$2.10/hr	↓$1.41(67.1%)	Civo Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo $0.69/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $2.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.41(67.1%) Civo Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoModal	$1.39/hr★ Best	$2.50/hr	↓$1.11(44.4%)	Civo Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $1.39/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $2.50/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.11(44.4%) Civo Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • CivoModal	$3.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$6.25/hr	↓$2.46(39.4%)	Civo Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo $3.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $6.25/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.46(39.4%) Civo Modal
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoModal	$2.49/hr★ Best	$3.95/hr	↓$1.46(36.9%)	Civo Modal
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $2.49/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $3.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.46(36.9%) Civo Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • CivoModal	$2.99/hr★ Best	$4.54/hr	↓$1.55(34.1%)	Civo Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo $2.99/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $4.54/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.55(34.1%) Civo Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • CivoModal	$5.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$7.10/hr	↓$1.61(22.7%)	Civo Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Civo $5.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $7.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.61(22.7%) Civo Modal
L4 24GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$0.80/hr★ Best	—	Modal
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
L40S 48GB VRAM • CivoModal	$0.89/hr★ Best	$1.95/hr	↓$1.06(54.4%)	Civo Modal
L40S 48GB VRAM • Civo $0.89/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $1.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.06(54.4%) Civo Modal
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$3.03/hr★ Best	—	Modal
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $3.03/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $0.59/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal

A10 24GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best	—	Modal
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $1.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CivoModal	$0.69/hr★ Best	$2.10/hr	↓$1.41(67.1%)	Civo Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo $0.69/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $2.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.41(67.1%) Civo Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoModal	$1.39/hr★ Best	$2.50/hr	↓$1.11(44.4%)	Civo Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $1.39/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $2.50/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.11(44.4%) Civo Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • CivoModal	$3.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$6.25/hr	↓$2.46(39.4%)	Civo Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo $3.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $6.25/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.46(39.4%) Civo Modal
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoModal	$2.49/hr★ Best	$3.95/hr	↓$1.46(36.9%)	Civo Modal
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $2.49/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $3.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.46(36.9%) Civo Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • CivoModal	$2.99/hr★ Best	$4.54/hr	↓$1.55(34.1%)	Civo Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo $2.99/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $4.54/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.55(34.1%) Civo Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • CivoModal	$5.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$7.10/hr	↓$1.61(22.7%)	Civo Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Civo $5.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $7.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.61(22.7%) Civo Modal
L4 24GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$0.80/hr★ Best	—	Modal
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
L40S 48GB VRAM • CivoModal	$0.89/hr★ Best	$1.95/hr	↓$1.06(54.4%)	Civo Modal
L40S 48GB VRAM • Civo $0.89/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Modal $1.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.06(54.4%) Civo Modal
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$3.03/hr★ Best	—	Modal
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $3.03/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Modal $0.59/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Modal

Features Comparison

Civo

Fast Kubernetes
K3s-based managed clusters that typically launch in under 90 seconds
GPU Cloud
NVIDIA B200, H200 SXM, H100 SXM, L40S 48GB, and A100 40/80GB options for AI training and inference, launchable on both Compute and Kubernetes
Public and Private Cloud
Public regions plus private cloud with CivoStack Enterprise and FlexCore appliances, including VMware alternative and migration paths for sovereignty needs
Predictable Pricing
Transparent hourly rates with no Kubernetes control-plane fees and free unlimited ingress and egress data transfer
Developer Tooling
CLI, API, Terraform provider, and Helm-ready clusters out of the box

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Serverless GPUs
Run Python functions on NVIDIA GPUs without provisioning instances; cold starts in seconds
Per-Second Billing
Pay for actual GPU runtime at sub-minute granularity, with scale-to-zero by default
Container-Native
Define environments in code, with automatic image building and caching
Wide GPU Catalog
From T4 and L4 through A100, L40S, H100, H200 and B200

Pros & Cons

Civo

Advantages

Very fast cluster provisioning and simple developer UX
Clear pricing with no managed control-plane charges
Free unlimited ingress and egress data transfer
Range of modern NVIDIA GPUs including B200/H200

Considerations

Smaller global region footprint than hyperscalers
GPU capacity can be limited depending on region
Fewer managed services compared to larger clouds

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Advantages

Serverless model removes idle-instance costs
Per-second billing across the full GPU range
Strong fit for inference, batch jobs and ML pipelines

Considerations

Long-running, fixed-instance training is not the primary use case
Cold starts and storage limits require some application design
No bare-metal access; workloads run inside Modal's runtime

Compute Services

Civo

Managed Kubernetes

K3s-based managed Kubernetes with fast launch times and built-in load balancers, ingress, and CNI.

Clusters typically ready in under 90 seconds
Built-in CNI and ingress with no control-plane fee

GPU Compute

On-demand NVIDIA GPU instances for AI training, inference, and 3D workloads.

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Pricing Options

Civo

On-Demand GPU Instances

Hourly pricing for GPU compute with simple, per-accelerator rates and free unlimited data transfer

GPU Commitment Terms

Discounted hourly GPU rates in exchange for 6, 12, 24, or 36-month commitments

Pay-as-you-go Kubernetes

Node-based billing with a free control plane and free unlimited ingress and egress

Private Cloud Reservations

Dedicated CivoStack or FlexCore deployments for sovereignty and predictable spend

Modal

Per-Second GPU Billing

Charged per second of GPU runtime, with scale-to-zero when idle

Free Tier

Monthly free credits for experimentation and personal projects

Team and Enterprise Plans

Volume commitments and enterprise support for production deployments

Getting Started

Civo

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up and claim the trial credit to explore the platform
2
Pick a region
Choose from London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, New York, or Phoenix for public cloud deployments
3
Launch a cluster or GPU node
Create a Kubernetes cluster or start GPU compute with your preferred accelerator
4
Deploy your workload
Use kubectl, Helm, or Civo CLI to ship apps or ML stacks
5
Monitor and scale
Scale node pools, add GPU nodes, and watch usage from the dashboard or API

Modal

Get Started

1
Install the SDK
Run `pip install modal` and authenticate via the CLI
2
Define a function
Decorate a Python function with the desired GPU and image specification
3
Run or deploy
Invoke locally or deploy as a long-lived endpoint or scheduled job

Support & Global Availability

Civo

Global Regions

Public regions in London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, New York, and Phoenix; private cloud available globally via CivoStack/FlexCore. Offices in London, Bengaluru, Austin, and Hamburg.

Support

Documentation, tutorials and learning resources, public status page, and ticketed/email support with sales and account team options for enterprise customers.

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Global Regions

Multi-region availability across North America and Europe

Support

Documentation, community forum, and enterprise support for paid plans