Replicate vs OpenAI API vs Modal

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

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Replicate
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OpenAI API
Competitor 2
Modal
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Replicate
replicate.com
Run open-source AI without managing servers
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
Make main Remove
Competitor Modal
modal.com
Run AI code without infrastructure
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
972.8Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 3.1%
▲ 4.6%
▲ 5.7%
6-month growth
-30.2%
-2.4%
+13.6%
Global rank web
#39,584
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#43,856
Avg. last 3 months
1.1M
15.2M
960K
Bounce rate lower is better
35%
34%
37%
Pages / visit
5.6
5.4
6.6
Visit duration
5m 09s
3m 56s
5m 31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
ReplicateOpenAI APIModal
04.7M9.4M14.1M18.7MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MOpenAI 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 · 972.8K100K1M10M100MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MOpenAI 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 · 972.8KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
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$250per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Public Models Custom/usage-basedPrivate Models Custom/usage-based
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Starter FreeTeam $250/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextImages
AudioDocumentsImagesText
Code
Output
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoTextImagesCodeAudio
Apps
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer ToolsOpen Source AI Models
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
4
6
APIs
Developer tools
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Inference
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API integrations
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LLM development
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Development
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GPU infrastructure
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Large language models
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Models
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Image generation
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Performance optimization
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Video generation
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