Modal $30/Month Free Compute

Modal's Starter plan includes $30 per month of free compute at $0/month base cost, per Modal's own pricing page. Modal also runs separate application-based programs offering free compute credits for early-stage startups and, for graduate students/labs/researchers, up to $10k in academic credits — those require applying and are not guaranteed. Serverless GPU compute for running AI workloads is a category with real ongoing cost, so a genuine recurring free allowance is a rarer find than a one-time signup credit. Verified on Modal's official pricing page.