--- title: Modal vs Telnyx Inference canonical: https://telnyx.com/the-best-modal-alternative --- # Modal vs Telnyx Inference # #1 Modal Alternative Without the Regional Multiplier In-region inference at one per-token rate. Modal charges a 1.15x multiplier for broad regions and 1.75x for narrow regions on top of per-GPU-second compute. Its per-token endpoints offer no region selection at all. Telnyx runs open-weight models on owned GPUs in the US, EU, APAC and MENA at one per-token rate. In-region by default, no surcharges, no infra code. [SIGN UP](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)[TALK TO AN EXPERT](https://telnyx.com/contact-us) 14,000+ INDUSTRY-LEADING COMPANIES choose telnyx ## Modal vs Telnyx ### Data sovereignty (in-region) ## Telnyx Serverless inference runs on Telnyx-owned GPUs in the US, EU, APAC and MENA. In-region by architecture, not a premium tier. ## Modal Per-token Shared Endpoints have no region selection and route through us-west. Pinning compute to a region requires a Dedicated Endpoint at 1.15–1.75x base compute rates. Payloads over 2 MiB, logs and all stored data stay in the US. ### Zero data retention ### Full-stack AI infrastructure ### Pricing model ### DevEx built for rapid iteration ### Model curation ### Voice AI latency ## Per-token pricing, no infrastructure to manage Modal bills per-GPU-second with a 1.15–1.75x multiplier for any pinned region, and its per-token endpoints can't be pinned at all. Telnyx is per-token on owned GPUs, in-region by default, with cached input at up to 88% off and no GPU rental, plan tier or compute surcharge. [SEE PRICING](https://telnyx.com/pricing) $0.13Per 1M input tokens, pay as you go DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE ## Migrate from Modal in minutes Both are OpenAI-compatible, so migration is a base URL change. In our GLM 5.3 Flash benchmark, requests completed faster on Telnyx and per-token pricing came out lower. Point your existing client at Telnyx and run your first request today. [READ THE DOCS](https://developers.telnyx.com)[READ THE BENCHMARK](https://telnyx.com/resources/glm53-flash-benchmark) Python ``` from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_TELNYX_API_KEY", base_url="https://api.telnyx.com/v2/ai", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="moonshotai/Kimi-K3", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}], ) ``` ## Frontier open-weight models on Telnyx infrastructure Owned GPUs in the US, EU, APAC and MENA. No cloud markup, no regional multiplier. [START BUILDING](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)[CONTACT US](https://telnyx.com/contact-us) MODELS10Curated open-weight chat models on owned GPUs. DEPLOYMENTS4US, EU, APAC and MENA regions. LOW COST88%Off list price on cached input tokens. TOKENS$0Pay as you go, card on file, no minimums. SUPPORT24/7Premium support available. APIOpenAICompatible API, one-line swap. AGENT PLATFORM ## Infrastructure for AI agents. Every primitive, one platform. From carrier network to co-located GPU compute, Telnyx owns every layer your agents need to run voice AI and inference in real time. No Frankenstack. No rented infrastructure. One control plane for inference, voice AI, and global communications. Configure once, deploy globally. Loading... ## Ready to switch from Modal? Pay as you go, no minimums. In-region inference at one per-token rate. [TALK TO AN EXPERT](https://telnyx.com/contact-us)[SIGN UP](https://telnyx.com/sign-up) ## FAQ ### What if my workload is already running on Modal? Both Telnyx and Modal expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so you can run them in parallel during migration. Point a percentage of traffic at the Telnyx base URL, validate results, then cut over. 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