Lambda vs Replicate vs PiAPI vs Modal

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Lambda
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Modal
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Lambda
lambda.ai
Lambda is a GPU cloud built for training and serving AI models.
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Competitor Replicate
replicate.com
Run open-source AI without managing servers
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Competitor PiAPI
piapi.ai
PiAPI is an API platform that gives developers one integration point for more than 50 generative AI models covering video, images, music and 3D.
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Competitor Modal
modal.com
Run AI code without infrastructure
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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1Mvisits/mo
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972.8Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 3.1%
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▲ 5.7%
6-month growth
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-30.2%
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+13.6%
Global rank web
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#39,584
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#43,856
Avg. last 3 months
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1.1M
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960K
Bounce rate lower is better
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35%
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37%
Pages / visit
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5.6
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6.6
Visit duration
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5m 09s
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5m 31s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
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● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
LambdaReplicatePiAPIModal
0415.2K830.4K1.2M1.7MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MModal · 492.6KModal · 603.8KModal · 774KModal · 803.7KModal · 856.4KModal · 1.2MModal · 987.8KModal · 986.7KModal · 920.5KModal · 972.8K100K1M10MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MModal · 492.6KModal · 603.8KModal · 774KModal · 803.7KModal · 856.4KModal · 1.2MModal · 987.8KModal · 986.7KModal · 920.5KModal · 972.8KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
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$15per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
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Plans
On-demand instances (8x GPU) CustomOn-demand instances (1x GPU) Custom1-Click Clusters CustomReserved / Superclusters Custom
Public Models Custom/usage-basedPrivate Models Custom/usage-based
Free FreeCreator $15/moPro $60/moEnterprise $100/mo
Starter FreeTeam $250/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeData
ImagesText
TextImages
Code
Output
Apps
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoTextImagesAudio3D
Apps
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer ToolsOpen Source AI Models
Audio & MusicDevelopment & CodeImage GenerationVideo Creation+4 more
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
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LLM development
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.