Leap0 vs Modal

Leap0 costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Modal costs $0.070956 per vCPU-hour. Leap0 runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Modal runs gVisor, offers GPUs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Leap0

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Free during public preview
Max session
8 hours

Modal

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
$30 credit every month
Max session
24 hours

What is different

7 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

Leap0
Modal
vCPU, per hour
Leap0: $0.0504
Modal: $0.070956
RAM, per GiB-hour
Leap0: $0.0162
Modal: $0.024012
Free tier
Leap0: Free during public preview
Modal: $30 credit every month
Max session
Leap0: 8 hours
Modal: 24 hours
Isolation
Leap0: Firecracker microVM
Modal: gVisor
SDKs
Leap0: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Leap0: MCP
Modal: Claude Agent SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Leap0: $0.0504
Modal: $0.070956
RAM, per GiB-hour
Leap0: $0.0162
Modal: $0.024012
Storage
Leap0: Not listed
Modal: Not listed
Free tier
Leap0: Free during public preview
Modal: $30 credit every month
Paid plan from
Leap0: Not listed
Modal: Pay as you go
Billing
Leap0: Per second
Modal: Per second

Limits

Max session
Leap0: 8 hours
Modal: 24 hours
Idle stop
Leap0: Not listed
Modal: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Leap0: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Modal: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Leap0: Not listed
Modal: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Leap0: Firecracker microVM
Modal: gVisor
GPU
Leap0: Not listed
Modal:
Snapshots
Leap0:
Modal:
Pause and resume
Leap0:
Modal: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Leap0: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Leap0: MCP
Modal: Claude Agent SDK

Trust

License
Leap0: Not listed
Modal: Not listed
BYOC
Leap0: Via the sales team
Modal: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Leap0
Modal
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Leap0: $0.083
Modal: $0.119
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Leap0: $0.166
Modal: $0.238
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Leap0: $0.331
Modal: $0.476

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Leap0 fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.238 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

Modal fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • A session must run longer than 8 hours.
  • You use the Claude Agent SDK.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR.

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