# Modal vs Runpod (slim)

> Modal has a score of 63.8 (B) against Runpod's 53.7 (D). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is reliability, 35 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Modal has a score of 63.8 (B) against Runpod's 53.7 (D). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is reliability, 35 points.

- Modal: B 63.8, rank #195 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/modal.min.md
- Runpod: D 53.7, rank #329 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runpod.min.md
- Pick Modal for reliability (+35), agent ergonomics (+10), security & auth (+8), payments & pricing (+10). Pick Runpod for schema & documentation (+11).

| Category | Modal | Runpod |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 65 |