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Gradio

Developer Tools

Build and share machine learning demos easily

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Modal

LLM APIs & Inference

Serverless platform for running AI and ML workloads

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CategoryDeveloper ToolsLLM APIs & Inference
PricingFree (open-source)Pay-per-use + $30 free/mo
GitHub Stars
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PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, WebWeb
Key Features
  • ✓ ML demos
  • ✓ API generation
  • ✓ Sharing
  • ✓ Custom components
  • ✓ Hugging Face integration
  • ✓ Serverless GPU
  • ✓ Container orchestration
  • ✓ Cron jobs
  • ✓ Web endpoints
  • ✓ Fine-tuning
Pros
  • + Easiest ML demo creation
  • + Auto-generated UI
  • + Hugging Face integration
  • + API generation
  • + One-line sharing
  • + Serverless GPU with simple Python API
  • + $30/mo free credits
  • + Web endpoints and cron jobs
  • + Fast cold starts
  • + Great developer experience
Cons
  • − Limited UI customization
  • − Not for complex apps
  • − Can be slow with large models
  • − Basic styling options
  • − Python-only
  • − Vendor lock-in risk
  • − Debugging can be tricky
  • − Pricing opaque for large workloads
Tags
mldemopythonopen-source
serverlessgpucloudinfrastructure

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