What is the difference between Modal and UpCloud?

Modal and UpCloud 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: Modal or UpCloud?

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 Modal and UpCloud?

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 Modal and UpCloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Modal vs UpCloud

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Modal GPUs

UpCloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.91/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 11Both available: 6Modal: 11UpCloud: 6

Showing 11 of 11 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 2:48:31 PM

GPU Model ↑	Modal Price	UpCloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Modal	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A10 24GB VRAM • Modal $1.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Modal	$2.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Modal $2.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal $2.50/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$6.25/hr	$5.17/hr★ Best	↑+$1.08(+20.9%)	Modal UpCloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Modal $6.25/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $5.17/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.08(+20.9%) Modal UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$3.95/hr	$2.06/hr★ Best	↑+$1.89(+92.0%)	Modal UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal $3.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $2.06/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.89(+92.0%) Modal UpCloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Modal	$4.54/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • Modal $4.54/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$7.10/hr★ Best	$7.66/hr	↓$0.56(7.4%)	Modal UpCloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Modal $7.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud $7.66/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.56(7.4%) Modal UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$0.80/hr	$0.67/hr★ Best	↑+$0.13(+19.9%)	Modal UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Modal $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $0.67/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.13(+19.9%) Modal UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$1.95/hr	$1.28/hr★ Best	↑+$0.68(+53.0%)	Modal UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Modal $1.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $1.28/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.68(+53.0%) Modal UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$3.03/hr	$1.90/hr★ Best	↑+$1.14(+59.9%)	Modal UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Modal $3.03/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $1.90/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.14(+59.9%) Modal UpCloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal	$0.59/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal $0.59/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal

A10 24GB VRAM • Modal	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A10 24GB VRAM • Modal $1.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Modal	$2.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Modal $2.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal $2.50/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
B200 180GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$6.25/hr	$5.17/hr★ Best	↑+$1.08(+20.9%)	Modal UpCloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Modal $6.25/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $5.17/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.08(+20.9%) Modal UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$3.95/hr	$2.06/hr★ Best	↑+$1.89(+92.0%)	Modal UpCloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Modal $3.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $2.06/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.89(+92.0%) Modal UpCloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Modal	$4.54/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
H200 141GB VRAM • Modal $4.54/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$7.10/hr★ Best	$7.66/hr	↓$0.56(7.4%)	Modal UpCloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Modal $7.10/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price UpCloud $7.66/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.56(7.4%) Modal UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$0.80/hr	$0.67/hr★ Best	↑+$0.13(+19.9%)	Modal UpCloud
L4 24GB VRAM • Modal $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $0.67/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.13(+19.9%) Modal UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$1.95/hr	$1.28/hr★ Best	↑+$0.68(+53.0%)	Modal UpCloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Modal $1.95/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $1.28/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.68(+53.0%) Modal UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • ModalUpCloud	$3.03/hr	$1.90/hr★ Best	↑+$1.14(+59.9%)	Modal UpCloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Modal $3.03/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 UpCloud $1.90/hour Updated: 9/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.14(+59.9%) Modal UpCloud
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal	$0.59/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Modal
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Modal $0.59/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Modal

Features Comparison

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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

UpCloud

Dedicated GPUs
No shared hardware — each GPU is always dedicated to a single server with full performance isolation
100% Renewable Energy
Helsinki data center powered entirely by renewable energy with up to 90% waste heat recovery for district heating
European Data Sovereignty
GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified infrastructure in Finland; UpCloud is also a CISPE member
Zero-Cost Data Transfer
No egress fees — outbound data transfer is included at no extra cost on all plans, subject to a Fair Transfer Policy
Usage-Based Billing
Pay only for active compute time with hourly billing, no rigid contracts or long-term commitments required
99.999% Uptime SLA
Published uptime commitment covering GPU Servers, Premium and Cloud Native servers, and managed databases; entry-level Starter cloud servers carry a 99.99% SLA

Pros & Cons

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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

UpCloud

Advantages

100% renewable energy with waste heat recovery — strong sustainability credentials
Zero-cost egress eliminates surprise data transfer bills
GDPR-compliant EU data sovereignty in Finland
Dedicated GPUs with no shared hardware

Considerations

GPU servers concentrated in Helsinki, Finland — limited multi-region GPU presence despite a 15-data-center platform footprint
Smaller GPU selection than major hyperscalers and dedicated GPU clouds

Compute Services

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UpCloud

GPU Servers

On-demand and spot NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with dedicated hardware and AMD EPYC processors

Private Cloud GPUs

Dedicated private cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA L4, L40S, and H200 NVL GPUs

Pricing Options

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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

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On-Demand GPU Servers

Hourly billing for L4, L40S, H100, and B200 GPU instances with no upfront commitment — pay only for active compute time

Spot GPU Servers

Discounted spot pricing for GPU Servers, offering lower hourly rates for interruptible workloads

Private Cloud GPUs

Fixed monthly pricing for dedicated private cloud GPU infrastructure with L4, L40S, and H200 NVL

Getting Started

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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

UpCloud

Get Started

1
Create an UpCloud account
Sign up at upcloud.com and complete account verification; a 30-day free trial with starting credits is available
2
Select a GPU server plan
Choose from NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100, or B200 GPU configurations with varying vCPU and RAM options
3
Deploy with AI/ML template
Use pre-configured GPU Ubuntu templates to get started quickly with CUDA and ML frameworks
4
Attach storage
Add block storage devices (1 GB–4 TB each) from any storage tier for your operating system and data

Support & Global Availability

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Global Regions

Multi-region availability across North America and Europe

Support

Documentation, community forum, and enterprise support for paid plans

UpCloud

Global Regions

15 data centers across 12 countries spanning Northern Europe, Central Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific; GPU Servers are concentrated in Helsinki, Finland (Telia Helsinki Data Center)

Support

In-house technical support available 24/7 via live chat and email, plus documentation, tutorials, an API reference at developers.upcloud.com, and a public status page