The verdict
Modal takes it, 3–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Modal takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Lambda if…
- • You want Lambda's edge on the cheapest a100 and what it costs to get your data out
Choose Modal if…
- • You want Modal's edge on the cheapest b200 and how cheap you can start
Round by round
- Round 1The cheapest A100Lambda winsModal5/10
$2.10
A100 40GB at $0.000583 a second, about $2.10 an hour
- $2.10, against $1.99
Source: modal.com ↗
Lambda wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2The cheapest B200Modal wins
Modal wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How cheap you can startModal wins
Modal wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4What it costs to get your data outLambda winsModal5/10
1 TiB free, then $0.04 per GiB
network egress is billed from 1 October 2026; the Starter plan includes 1 TiB a cycle
- 1 TiB free, then $0.04 per GiB, against No egress fees
Source: modal.com ↗
Lambda wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5The cheapest H100Tie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6The cheapest A10Modal winsLambda5/10
$1.29/hr
on-demand instances (1x GPU)
- $1.29/hr, against $1.10/hr ($0.000306/sec)
Source: lambda.ai ↗
Modal wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- the cheapest GPU on its price list, a Quadro RTX 6000
- A100, PCIe and SXM
- $3.99, against $1.99
- $1.99, against $1.19
- $6.69, against $5.98
- $0.69, against $0.34
- $3.95, against $1.99
- $2.10, against $1.19
- $4.54, against $3.59
- $6.25, against $5.98