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Modal vs Together AI: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

ModalFree Modal credits, tiered by stage (amount set on approval)Verified Nov 3, 2026Together AIUp to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits by funding stageVerified Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

FactModalTogether AI
ValueFree Modal credits, tiered by stage (amount set on approval)Up to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits by funding stage
TypeCreditsCredits
DurationNot statedNot stated
StagesSeed, Series A, Series B+Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raisedNot statedNot stated
Max company ageNot statedNot stated
Ways to get it
  • Modal VC partner network — Seed to Series A tier credits
  • Apply directly — Seed to Series A tier credits
  • AWS Activate — Additional Modal credits for Activate members
  • Apply directly — Up to $50K credits + up to 10 hours forward-deployed engineering
  • Y Combinator — Dedicated Together GPU cluster for YC companies
Requirements
  • New to Modal (no prior credits in the tier)
  • VC funding from a Modal partner fund, or more than $1M raised from any fund (Seed to Series A tier)
  • More than $30M raised or beyond Series B for the custom Scaling tier
  • Building an AI-native application
  • Accepted through Together's selection process
Not eligible
  • Companies that already received credits in the same tier
  • Cloud-provider credits (AWS, GCP, Azure) cannot be applied to Modal usage
  • Credits do not apply to Reserved GPU Clusters
VerificationPartially verified· Nov 3, 2026Verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Together AI accepts a wider range of funding stages, while Modal is more targeted. Note that only Together AI is fully verified against its official page; double-check the other before relying on it. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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