Modal Has a Free API — Here's How to Run Python in the Cloud Without DevOps

A data scientist told me: 'I spent a week configuring Kubernetes, Docker, and GPU drivers to run my model. With Modal, I deployed the same model in 10 minutes — from my laptop.' What Modal Offers for Free Modal free tier: $30/month free credits — generous for development GPU access — A100, H100, T4 (pay per second) CPU compute — scale to thousands of containers No Docker — define environment in Python Instant cold starts — < 1 second Cron jobs — scheduled functions Web endpoints — HTTP APIs from Python functions Volumes — persistent storage Secrets — secure environment variables Quick Start pip install modal modal token new import modal app = modal . App ( " hello-world " ) @app.function () def square ( x : int ) -> int : return x ** 2 @app.local_entrypoint () def main (): # Runs locally, but square() executes in the cloud print ( square . remote ( 42 )) # 1764 modal run hello.py # Your function runs in Modal's cloud — no Docker, no deploy GPU Functions import modal app = modal . App (