# Beam vs Modal (slim)

> Modal has a score of 63.8 (B) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 18 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Modal has a score of 63.8 (B) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 18 points.

- Beam: C 55.5, rank #313 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/beam.min.md
- Modal: B 63.8, rank #195 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/modal.min.md
- Pick Beam for payments & pricing (+10), transparency & trust (+5). Pick Modal for reliability (+15), schema & documentation (+12), security & auth (+18).

| Category | Beam | Modal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 70 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 69 |