RunPod vs Modal vs Replicate vs Lambda

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

Your tool
RunPod
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Competitor 1
Modal
Competitor 2
Replicate
Competitor 3
Lambda
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool RunPod
runpod.io
Cheap GPUs on demand
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Competitor Modal
modal.com
Run AI code without infrastructure
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Competitor Replicate
replicate.com
Run open-source AI without managing servers
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Competitor Lambda
lambda.ai
Lambda is a GPU cloud built for training and serving AI models.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
2.8Mvisits/mo
972.8Kvisits/mo
1Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 14.2%
▲ 5.7%
▼ 3.1%
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6-month growth
+19.0%
+13.6%
-30.2%
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Global rank web
#19,060
#43,856
#39,584
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Avg. last 3 months
2.5M
960K
1.1M
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Bounce rate lower is better
32%
37%
35%
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Pages / visit
7.4
6.6
5.6
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Visit duration
8m 19s
5m 31s
5m 09s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 78% · ● Referral 21%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
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RunPodModalReplicateLambda
0701.3K1.4M2.1M2.8MRunPod · 1.8MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 2.4MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.2MRunPod · 2.5MRunPod · 2.8MModal · 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 · 1M100K1M10MRunPod · 1.8MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 2.4MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.2MRunPod · 2.5MRunPod · 2.8MModal · 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
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
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$250per month · free tier available
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Plans
Pods (Community Cloud) Custom/hourServerless Custom/hourClusters Custom/hourStorage Custom/mo
Starter FreeTeam $250/moEnterprise Custom
Public Models Custom/usage-basedPrivate Models Custom/usage-based
On-demand instances (8x GPU) CustomOn-demand instances (1x GPU) Custom1-Click Clusters CustomReserved / Superclusters Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeData
Code
ImagesText
CodeData
Output
Apps
Apps
AudioImagesTextVideo
Apps
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer ToolsOpen Source AI Models
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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GPU infrastructure
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Image generation
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Performance optimization
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Video generation
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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.