OpenAI API vs Modal vs Beam vs Replicate

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

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OpenAI API
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Modal
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Beam
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Replicate
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Modal
modal.com
Run AI code without infrastructure
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Competitor Beam
beam.cloud
Beam is a cloud runtime for AI workloads that offers serverless GPUs, task queues and sandboxes through a Python, TypeScript and Go SDK.
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Competitor Replicate
replicate.com
Run open-source AI without managing servers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
15.2Mvisits/mo
972.8Kvisits/mo
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1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 4.6%
▲ 5.7%
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▼ 3.1%
6-month growth
-2.4%
+13.6%
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-30.2%
Global rank web
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#43,856
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#39,584
Avg. last 3 months
15.2M
960K
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1.1M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
37%
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35%
Pages / visit
5.4
6.6
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5.6
Visit duration
3m 56s
5m 31s
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5m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
OpenAI APIModalBeamReplicate
04.7M9.4M14.1M18.7MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MModal · 492.6KModal · 603.8KModal · 774KModal · 803.7KModal · 856.4KModal · 1.2MModal · 987.8KModal · 986.7KModal · 920.5KModal · 972.8KReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1M100K1M10M100MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MModal · 492.6KModal · 603.8KModal · 774KModal · 803.7KModal · 856.4KModal · 1.2MModal · 987.8KModal · 986.7KModal · 920.5KModal · 972.8KReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
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$250per month · free tier available
$89per month · free tier available
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Free tier
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Plans
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Starter FreeTeam $250/moEnterprise Custom
Developer FreeTeam $89/moGrowth Custom
Public Models Custom/usage-basedPrivate Models Custom/usage-based
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioDocumentsImagesText
Code
Code
ImagesText
Output
VideoAudioCodeImagesText
Apps
Apps
VideoTextImagesAudio
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer ToolsOpen Source AI Models
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
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APIs
Developer tools
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Cloud infrastructure
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Cloud computing
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Large language models
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Models
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Chatbot building
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Image generation
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Performance optimization
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Video generation
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Virtual computing
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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.