Modal vs Paperspace

Run Python functions on NVIDIA GPUs without provisioning instances; cold starts in seconds

Pay for actual GPU runtime at sub-minute granularity, with scale-to-zero by default

Define environments in code, with automatic image building and caching

From T4 and L4 through A100, L40S, H100, H200 and B200

Interactive Jupyter notebooks with a free tier, pre-configured templates, and access to powerful GPUs.

Serve machine learning models as scalable API endpoints.

High-performance virtual machines with a wide variety of NVIDIA GPUs for demanding workloads.

Features for teams to collaborate on projects, including shared drives and SSO.

Offers persistent storage that can be shared across different machines and notebooks.

Programmatic access to the Paperspace platform to automate workflows.