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Run Python code in the cloud with serverless containers, GPUs, and autoscaling. Use when deploying ML models, running batch processing jobs, scheduling compute-intensive tasks, or serving APIs that require GPU acceleration or dynamic scaling.
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| name | modal |
| description | Run Python code in the cloud with serverless containers, GPUs, and autoscaling. Use when deploying ML models, running batch processing jobs, scheduling compute-intensive tasks, or serving APIs that require GPU acceleration or dynamic scaling. |
| license | Apache-2.0 license |
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| lastVerifiedAt | "2026-02-19T05:29:09.098Z" |
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Modal is a serverless platform for running Python code in the cloud with minimal configuration. Execute functions on powerful GPUs, scale automatically to thousands of containers, and pay only for compute used.
Modal is particularly suited for AI/ML workloads, high-performance batch processing, scheduled jobs, GPU inference, and serverless APIs. Sign up for free at https://modal.com and receive $30/month in credits.
Use Modal for:
Modal requires authentication via API token.
# Install Modal
uv uv pip install modal
# Authenticate (opens browser for login)
modal token new
This creates a token stored in ~/.modal.toml. The token authenticates all Modal operations.
import modal
app = modal.App("test-app")
@app.function()
def hello():
print("Modal is working!")
Run with: modal run script.py
Modal provides serverless Python execution through Functions that run in containers. Define compute requirements, dependencies, and scaling behavior declaratively.
Specify dependencies and environment for functions using Modal Images.
import modal
# Basic image with Python packages
image = (
modal.Image.debian_slim(python_version="3.12")
.uv_pip_install("torch", "transformers", "numpy")
)
app = modal.App(, image=image)
Common patterns:
.uv_pip_install("pandas", "scikit-learn").apt_install("ffmpeg", "git")modal.Image.from_registry("nvidia/cuda:12.1.0-base").add_local_python_source("my_module")See references/images.md for comprehensive image building documentation.
Define functions that run in the cloud with the @app.function() decorator.
@app.function()
def process_data(file_path: str):
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv(file_path)
return df.describe()
Call functions:
# From local entrypoint
@app.local_entrypoint()
def main():
result = process_data.remote("data.csv")
print(result)
Run with: modal run script.py
See references/functions.md for function patterns, deployment, and parameter handling.
Attach GPUs to functions for accelerated computation.
@app.function(gpu="H100")
def train_model():
import torch
assert torch.cuda.is_available()
# GPU-accelerated code here
Available GPU types:
T4, L4 - Cost-effective inferenceA10, A100, A100-80GB - Standard training/inferenceL40S - Excellent cost/performance balance (48GB)H100, H200 - High-performance trainingB200 - Flagship performance (most powerful)Request multiple GPUs:
@app.function(gpu="H100:8") # 8x H100 GPUs
def train_large_model():
pass
See references/gpu.md for GPU selection guidance, CUDA setup, and multi-GPU configuration.
Request CPU cores, memory, and disk for functions.
@app.function(
cpu=8.0, # 8 physical cores
memory=32768, # 32 GiB RAM
ephemeral_disk=10240 # 10 GiB disk
)
def memory_intensive_task():
pass
Default allocation: 0.125 CPU cores, 128 MiB memory. Billing based on reservation or actual usage, whichever is higher.
See references/resources.md for resource limits and billing details.
Modal autoscales functions from zero to thousands of containers based on demand.
Process inputs in parallel:
@app.function()
def analyze_sample(sample_id: int):
# Process single sample
return result
@app.local_entrypoint()
def main():
sample_ids = range(1000)
# Automatically parallelized across containers
results = list(analyze_sample.map(sample_ids))
Configure autoscaling:
@app.function(
max_containers=100, # Upper limit
min_containers=2, # Keep warm
buffer_containers=5 # Idle buffer for bursts
)
def inference():
pass
See references/scaling.md for autoscaling configuration, concurrency, and scaling limits.
Use Volumes for persistent storage across function invocations.
volume = modal.Volume.from_name("my-data", create_if_missing=True)
@app.function(volumes={"/data": volume})
def save_results(data):
with open("/data/results.txt", "w") as f:
f.write(data)
volume.commit() # Persist changes
Volumes persist data between runs, store model weights, cache datasets, and share data between functions.
See references/volumes.md for volume management, commits, and caching patterns.
Store API keys and credentials securely using Modal Secrets.
@app.function(secrets=[modal.Secret.from_name("huggingface")])
def download_model():
import os
token = os.environ["HF_TOKEN"]
# Use token for authentication
Create secrets in Modal dashboard or via CLI:
modal secret create my-secret KEY=value API_TOKEN=xyz
See references/secrets.md for secret management and authentication patterns.
Serve HTTP endpoints, APIs, and webhooks with @modal.web_endpoint().
@app.function()
@modal.web_endpoint(method="POST")
def predict(data: dict):
# Process request
result = model.predict(data["input"])
return {"prediction": result}
Deploy with:
modal deploy script.py
Modal provides HTTPS URL for the endpoint.
See references/web-endpoints.md for FastAPI integration, streaming, authentication, and WebSocket support.
Run functions on a schedule with cron expressions.
@app.function(schedule=modal.Cron("0 2 * * *")) # Daily at 2 AM
def daily_backup():
# Backup data
pass
@app.function(schedule=modal.Period(hours=4)) # Every 4 hours
def refresh_cache():
# Update cache
pass
Scheduled functions run automatically without manual invocation.
See references/scheduled-jobs.md for cron syntax, timezone configuration, and monitoring.
import modal
# Define dependencies
image = modal.Image.debian_slim().uv_pip_install("torch", "transformers")
app = modal.App("llm-inference", image=image)
# Download model at build time
@app.function()
def download_model():
from transformers import AutoModel
AutoModel.from_pretrained("bert-base-uncased")
# Serve model
@app.cls(gpu="L40S")
class Model:
@modal.enter()
def load_model(self):
from transformers import pipeline
self.pipe = pipeline("text-classification", device="cuda")
@modal.method()
def predict(self, text: str):
return self.pipe(text)
@app.local_entrypoint()
def main():
model = Model()
result = model.predict.remote("Modal is great!")
print(result)
@app.function(cpu=2.0, memory=4096)
def process_file(file_path: str):
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv(file_path)
# Process data
return df.shape[0]
@app.local_entrypoint()
def main():
files = ["file1.csv", "file2.csv", ...] # 1000s of files
# Automatically parallelized across containers
for count in process_file.map(files):
print(f"Processed {count} rows")
@app.function(
gpu="A100:2", # 2x A100 GPUs
timeout=3600 # 1 hour timeout
)
def train_model(config: dict):
import torch
# Multi-GPU training code
model = create_model(config)
train(model)
return metrics
Detailed documentation for specific features:
references/getting-started.md - Authentication, setup, basic conceptsreferences/images.md - Image building, dependencies, Dockerfilesreferences/functions.md - Function patterns, deployment, parametersreferences/gpu.md - GPU types, CUDA, multi-GPU configurationreferences/resources.md - CPU, memory, disk managementreferences/scaling.md - Autoscaling, parallel execution, concurrencyreferences/volumes.md - Persistent storage, data managementreferences/secrets.md - Environment variables, authenticationreferences/web-endpoints.md - APIs, webhooks, endpointsreferences/scheduled-jobs.md - Cron jobs, periodic tasksreferences/examples.md - Common patterns for scientific computing.uv_pip_install() for reproducible buildsmax_containers and min_containers based on workload.map() for parallel processing instead of sequential loops"Module not found" errors:
.uv_pip_install("package-name")GPU not detected:
@app.function(gpu="A100")torch.cuda.is_available()Function timeout:
@app.function(timeout=3600)Volume changes not persisting:
volume.commit() after writing filesFor additional help, see Modal documentation at https://modal.com/docs or join Modal Slack community.
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