---
id: modal
version: "1.5.4"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# modal — Python client library for Modal

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install modal
uv add modal
poetry add modal

## Description

# Modal Python SDK

[![PyPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/modal.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/modal/)
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache_2.0-darkviolet.svg)](https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-client/blob/master/LICENSE)
[![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-join-blue.svg?logo=slack)](https://modal.com/slack)

The [Modal](https://modal.com/) Python SDK provides convenient, on-demand
access to serverless cloud compute from Python scripts on your local computer.

## Documentation

See the [online documentation](https://modal.com/docs/guide) for many
[example applications](https://modal.com/docs/examples),
a [user guide](https://modal.com/docs/guide), and the detailed
[API reference](https://modal.com/docs/sdk/py/latest).

## Installation

**This library requires Python 3.10 – 3.14.**

Install the package with `uv` or `pip`:

```bash
uv pip install modal
```

You can create a Modal account (or link your existing one) directly on the
command line:

```bash
python3 -m modal setup
```

## Support

For usage questions and other support, please reach out on the
[Modal Slack](https://modal.com/slack).

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Modal is a Python SDK that lets you run serverless cloud compute jobs on-demand from your local scripts, handling infrastructure provisioning and execution without managing servers directly.

Verdict: Modal is a well-maintained, actively developed serverless compute SDK with permissive licensing and low installation friction. It has no known vulnerabilities and sits in the top 1000 PyPI packages. The primary consideration is the Python version requirement (3.10–3.14) and the need for account setup before use.

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