# GPUBank vs Modal

> Modal is a US serverless platform: you define functions, images and GPU needs in Python, and it runs containers that scale to zero between requests. Its H100 SXM costs $0.001097 per second, or $3.95 per hour, for the GPU alone; CPU and RAM are billed on top per second. GPUBank rents a full H100 SXM VM at $1.85 per GPU-hour with vCPU, RAM, NVMe and traffic included.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-modal
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Modal's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Modal: https://modal.com, headquartered in New York, United States
- GPUBank: https://gpubank.io, GPU cloud billed per second at an all-in hourly price (vCPU, RAM, NVMe, one IPv4 and traffic included), prepaid balance topped up in crypto.

## Verdict

**Scale-to-zero serverless at Modal. Lower all-in prices and full VMs at GPUBank.**

Modal fits spiky inference and batch jobs: you pay only while containers run, and the free Starter plan includes $30 of compute each month. GPUBank fits long-running work on a VM with SSH, where the GPU price already covers vCPU, RAM, NVMe and traffic. On the five GPUs both of us list, Modal's GPU-only rate is 34 to 72 % higher, before CPU, RAM and a 1.15x to 1.75x multiplier if you pin a region. Every Modal GPU function is preemptible; a GPUBank instance is not, unless you pick interruptible.

Score over 28 points: GPUBank ahead on 9, even on 10, Modal ahead on 9.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Modal | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $3.95 per hour, GPU only | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.59, T4, GPU only | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Serverless, scales to zero | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | $0.09 per GiB-month, 1 TiB included | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | $0.04 per GiB over allowance, from 1 Oct 2026 | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not listed | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Cards via Stripe | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 11 | 10 |
| Regions | US, EU, APAC and 8 more areas | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | Yes, the core product | No |
| Availability target | No SLA found | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA BAA on Enterprise | None published |
| Support | Community Slack; private Slack on Enterprise | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT)

| GPU | Modal | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXM | $6.25 (serverless) | $4.15 | -34 % |
| H200 SXM | $4.54 (serverless) | $2.49 | -45 % |
| H100 SXM | $3.95 (serverless) | $1.85 | -53 % |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $3.03 (serverless) | $1.15 | -62 % |
| L40S | $1.95 (serverless) | $0.55 | -72 % |

## When to pick Modal

- Serverless containers that scale to zero, billed per second
- $30 of free compute each month on the free Starter plan
- B300, A100 40GB, A10, L4 and T4 in the catalogue
- Multi-node clusters up to 256 GPUs with 3,200 Gb/s RDMA
- SOC 2 Type II, and a HIPAA BAA on the Enterprise plan

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 all-in, against $3.95 for Modal's GPU alone
- vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and all traffic included in the GPU price
- Instances are not preempted unless you choose interruptible
- Full VMs with SSH, JupyterLab and Terraform, no SDK rewrite
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins, no card

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Modal for an H100?

Yes, for sustained use. Modal charges $0.001097 per second for an H100 SXM, $3.95 per hour, for the GPU alone, then bills CPU and RAM on top. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included.

### When is Modal the better choice?

When traffic is spiky. Modal scales containers to zero, so idle time costs nothing, and the free Starter plan includes $30 of compute a month. A GPUBank instance bills every second it runs, even when idle.

### Are Modal GPUs preemptible?

Yes. Modal's docs say GPU functions are always preemptible and cannot be made non-preemptible. GPUBank instances run until you stop them, unless you pick the interruptible option at -40 %.

### Does Modal accept crypto?

Modal does not document crypto or PayPal. A card on file is required to use GPUs, and invoices with bank transfer are for Enterprise plans with a commitment. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins.

### Can I SSH into a Modal GPU?

Modal does not offer an SSH-accessible VM; work runs as functions, sandboxes or notebooks in its container model. GPUBank gives you a VM with SSH, JupyterLab and custom Docker images.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Modal and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.

## Sources

- https://modal.com/pricing: GPU per-second and per-hour rates, CPU/memory, volumes, plans, region and non-preemptible multipliers
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/gpu: GPU list, max GPUs per container, SXM, auto-upgrades, payment method required
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/billing: Monthly postpaid billing, Stripe, Enterprise invoicing and bank transfer
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/network-egress-billing: Egress pricing from 1 Oct 2026
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/resources: Default requests, request vs usage billing, disk
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/region-selection: Regions, multipliers, routing regions
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/preemption: GPU functions always preemptible
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/multi-node-clusters: RDMA bandwidth, 256 devices
- https://modal.com/docs/guide/security: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA, Stripe
- https://modal.com/company: Funding, offices
- https://status.modal.com/: Status page uptime
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2088132/000208813226000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml: Headquarters

Prices change: check both providers before buying. Modal is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Modal.