Modal Startup Credits - Up to $25,000
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+ 1 Modal offers up to $25,000 in free serverless GPU compute credits for early-stage AI startups through its startup program. Credits cover GPU, CPU, and memory usage on Modal's serverless platform, which handles AI inference, fine-tuning, batch processing, and training workloads. Beyond credits, accepted startups get direct access to Modal's engineering team, go-to-market amplification, and an exclusive founder network. Modal charges per second with no idle costs and scales from zero to thousands of GPUs automatically.
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+ 7 1. Go to modal.com/signup
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+ 8 2. Sign up using GitHub, Google, or SSO — no credit card required at signup
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+ 9 3. You immediately receive $30/month in free compute credits on the Starter plan
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+ 10 4. To apply for startup credits, go to modal.com/startups
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+ 11 5. Click "Apply Now" and fill out the application form with your company details, funding stage, and use case
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+ 12 6. Wait for review — Modal evaluates applications based on your tier eligibility and VC backing
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+ 13 7. If approved, credits are applied to your workspace as a one-time grant
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+ 15 Important:
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+ 16 • No credit card is required to sign up and start using Modal with the $30/month free tier
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+ 17 • A payment method is needed once you exceed free credits or want to scale beyond the free tier
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+ 18 • Startup credits are a one-time grant — you cannot reapply after receiving credits in a given tier
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+ 19 • You can also transact through the AWS and GCP Marketplace to use committed cloud spend on Modal
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+ 25 Modal's startup program has three tiers based on your funding stage:
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+ 27 TierCredit AmountRequirements
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+ 28 BootstrappedUp to $5,000Full-time team, less than $500K raised outside Modal's VC network, active company website
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+ 29 Seed to Series AUp to $25,000VC funding up to $30M, investor from Modal's partner network
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+ 30 Series B+ / ScalingCustomOver $30M in funding or post-Series B, partner VC investor
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+ 32 Key detail: The Seed-to-Series-A and Series B+ tiers require an investor from Modal's partner VC network. If your investors are not in that network, you may only qualify for the Bootstrapped tier. Modal's known investors include Amplify Partners, Redpoint, and Left Lane Capital, but the full partner network is not publicly listed.
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+ 38 Credits apply to all Modal compute usage, billed per second with no minimums:
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+ 42 GPUPer Second~Hourly Equivalent
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+ 43 NVIDIA B200$0.001736~$6.25/hr
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+ 44 NVIDIA H200$0.001261~$4.54/hr
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+ 45 NVIDIA H100$0.001097~$3.95/hr
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+ 46 NVIDIA A100 (80 GB)$0.000694~$2.50/hr
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+ 47 NVIDIA A100 (40 GB)$0.000583~$2.10/hr
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+ 48 NVIDIA L40S$0.000542~$1.95/hr
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+ 49 NVIDIA A10G$0.000306~$1.10/hr
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+ 50 NVIDIA L4$0.000222~$0.80/hr
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+ 51 NVIDIA T4$0.000164~$0.59/hr
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+ 55 ResourcePer Second
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+ 56 CPU (physical core)$0.0000131
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+ 57 Memory (per GiB)$0.00000222
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+ 59 With $25,000 in credits, you could run roughly 6,300 hours of H100 GPU time, 11,900 hours of A100 (40 GB), or 42,500 hours of T4 GPU time.
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+ 65 Modal is a serverless compute platform — there are no instances to manage, no Kubernetes, no Docker configuration. Key features:
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+ 67 • Sub-second cold starts — containers spin up in under a second using Modal's custom Rust-based container runtime
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+ 68 • Auto-scaling — scales from zero to thousands of GPUs based on traffic, scales back to zero when idle (no idle costs)
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+ 69 • Code-first infrastructure — GPU type, container environment, and dependencies are all defined in Python code (no YAML, no config files)
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+ 70 • Web endpoints — deploy inference APIs with streaming, authentication, and configurable timeouts
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+ 71 • Volumes and storage — persistent volumes, cloud bucket mounts, dicts, and queues for data sharing
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+ 72 • Secrets management — built-in secrets and environment variable handling
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+ 73 • Multi-language SDKs — Python (primary), TypeScript, and Go
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+ 74 • Sandboxes and notebooks — run AI-generated code in isolated environments, GPU-backed notebooks
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+ 80 The startup program includes more than just compute credits:
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+ 82 • Engineering support — direct access to Modal's engineering team for architecture guidance, debugging, and optimization
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+ 83 • GTM amplification — Modal promotes your launches and fundraising through their channels
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+ 84 • Founder network — exclusive community of AI startup founders with online and in-person events
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+ 85 • Technical onboarding — help getting your workloads running efficiently on Modal's platform
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+ 91 Even without the startup program, every Modal account gets:
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+ 93 FeatureStarter Plan (Free)
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+ 94 Monthly credits$30/month
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+ 95 Workspace seats3
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+ 96 Max containers100
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+ 97 GPU concurrency10
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+ 98 Cost$0/month
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+ 100 The $30/month free tier is enough to experiment with Modal, run small inference jobs, and prototype before applying for startup credits.
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+ 106 • No credit card needed to start — sign up and use the $30/month free tier without entering payment details. A payment method is only required once you exceed free credits
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+ 107 • Per-second billing with no minimums — you only pay for actual compute time. If your GPU runs for 3 seconds, you pay for 3 seconds. No hourly minimums, no reservations
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+ 108 • Serverless sweet spot — Modal is most cost-effective when your GPU utilization is bursty or below 40%. If you need 24/7 dedicated GPUs, reserved instances elsewhere may be cheaper
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+ 109 • AWS/GCP Marketplace — you can pay for Modal through AWS or GCP committed spend, which may count toward existing cloud credits from other startup programs
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+ 110 • Modal for Academics — a separate program offering up to $10,000 in credits for academic research
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+ 111 • Team plan — $250/month with $100/month in included credits, unlimited seats, 1,000 containers, and 50 GPU concurrency. Worth considering once you outgrow the Starter plan
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+ 112 • Modal raised $87M Series B in September 2025 at a $1.1B valuation, indicating strong platform stability and continued investment
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+ 116 Sources:
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+ 117 • Modal Startups Program
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+ 118 • Modal Pricing
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+ 119 • Modal Documentation Guide
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+ 120 • Modal Signup
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+ 121 • Modal Billing Docs
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+ 122 • Modal for Academics
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+ 123 • Contrary Research — Modal Business Breakdown
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