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Fireworks AI vs Modal
Side-by-side comparison of Fireworks AI and Modal for single-tenant LLM hosting. Deployment options, compliance, pricing, and operational fit compared.
Fireworks AI
On-demand deployments run on dedicated GPUs with region selection (US, Europe, APAC). No public data-residency guarantee found at review; the privacy policy states servers are in the US with SCCs for cross-border transfers. ISO 27701/42001 also claimed in vendor docs.
Modal
Terms commit to processing customer data only in customer-specified regions. HIPAA BAA is Enterprise-plan only, and scoped (Volumes v2 in, some features out). No dedicated/single-tenant tier on the public pricing page at review.
From the data
Key differences
- Category Both are Dedicated GPU offerings.
- Compliance Both document SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA BAA. Only Fireworks AI documents ISO 27001.
- Data residency Fireworks AI's residency guarantee is not verified; Modal has a verified residency guarantee.
- Jurisdiction Both parent companies are under US jurisdiction.
- Pricing Fireworks AI: Per 1M tokens (serverless); per-GPU-second on-demand deployments; reserved capacity (published pricing). Modal: Per-second GPU, CPU core, and memory billing (published pricing).
Generated from the verified vendor data below; sources and dates on each vendor profile.
Side by side
Capabilities compared
| Fireworks AI | Modal | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Dedicated GPU | Dedicated GPU |
| Deployment models | ServerlessOn-demand dedicatedReserved capacity | Serverless |
| Regions | Global, US, Europe, Asia-Pacific | US, UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAA BAA | SOC 2 Type IIHIPAA BAA |
| Pricing model | Per 1M tokens (serverless); per-GPU-second on-demand deployments; reserved capacity | Per-second GPU, CPU core, and memory billing |
| Public pricing | Yes | Yes |
| Residency guarantee | Not verified | Yes |
| Parent jurisdiction | US | US |
| Analyst note | On-demand deployments run on dedicated GPUs with region selection (US, Europe, APAC). No public data-residency guarantee found at review; the privacy policy states servers are in the US with SCCs for cross-border transfers. ISO 27701/42001 also claimed in vendor docs. | Terms commit to processing customer data only in customer-specified regions. HIPAA BAA is Enterprise-plan only, and scoped (Volumes v2 in, some features out). No dedicated/single-tenant tier on the public pricing page at review. |
Where they diverge
Deployment differentiation
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