Modal
Cloud platform for running AI workloads. Serverless ML infrastructure.
Founded by: Erik Bernhardsson, Jon Gjengset
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
npm Download Trend
npm downloads grew from 274,549 to 289,494 (+5.4%) over the last 90 days.
PyPI Download Trend
pypi downloads grew from 7,338,814 to 11,188,075 (+52.5%) over the last 90 days.
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
75 AI Infrastructure companiesFunding Rounds
Investors
According to AI-Buzz, Modal ranks #2 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 11.9% of HN discussion), with 8% positive developer sentiment (179 HN comments analyzed), with 289,494 npm downloads in 30 days, with 11,188,075 PyPI downloads in 30 days.
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/modal?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
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Description
Cloud platform for running AI workloads. Serverless ML infrastructure.
Estimated Company Size
11 - 50 employees
Website
modal.comDetails
Founded
2021
Description
Modal makes it easy to run AI workloads in the cloud. Serverless GPU compute. Popular on Hacker News. Growing developer adoption.
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