# Baseten vs Modal (slim)

> Baseten has a score of 66.7 (B) against Modal's 63.8 (B). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 14 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Baseten has a score of 66.7 (B) against Modal's 63.8 (B). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 14 points.

- Baseten: B 66.7, rank #157 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/baseten.min.md
- Modal: B 63.8, rank #195 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/modal.min.md
- Pick Baseten for reliability (+10), schema & documentation (+14), security & auth (+14), payments & pricing (+10), maintenance & community (+5). Pick Modal for nothing in particular.

| Category | Baseten | Modal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 70 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 55 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 90 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 69 |