Modal

Quadrant distribution

Jev `choice` — not a hard 0.5 cut. Confidence 0.46.

• Anchored3.0%
• Operational59.0%
• Directed16.0%
• Forming22.0%

Evidence ledger

Recency half-life 180 days. Weight = 2^(-age/180).

1. independent · published 2026-09-02 · w=0.915

   Cursor lists Modal as a self-hosted agent sandbox partner

   Cursor’s self-hosted machines announcement names Modal among sandbox providers (with AWS Lambda, Cloudflare, Coder, Daytona, E2B, Namespace, and Vercel) used to run cloud coding agents.

2. product · accessed 2026-09-24 · w=0.996

   Modal site

   Modal’s public site describes Python-defined serverless containers and GPUs for inference and batch jobs.

Reproducibility

resolved model: jev-1.13.0

requested model: jev-latest

request id: req_01a0d5e5d15f77efaeb96d1967c07a69

timestamp: 2026-09-25T00:10:00.965Z

request hash: efaa99bad67e4cb0172732aa264a0737f9cdb2be075aa894da5f095edefebdc9

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    "framework": "jev-quadrant-v1",
    "topic": {
      "id": "llm-inference",
      "title": "LLM inference platforms",
      "x_axis": "Proven Execution",
      "y_axis": "Validated Direction"
    },
    "entity": {
      "id": "modal",
      "name": "Modal",
      "website": "https://modal.com",
      "description": "Programmable serverless GPU compute used for training and serving."
    },
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        "title": "Cursor lists Modal as a self-hosted agent sandbox partner"
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      }
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      "as_of": "2026-09-25",
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    }
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      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Has this entity shipped a generally available product used by third parties?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Independent public evidence shows a generally available product used by third parties.",
        "false": "The product is announced, preview-only, or evidenced only by unsourced vendor marketing with no third-party use."
      }
    },
    "exec_adoption": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there credible adoption evidence?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Credible adoption evidence exists: named customers, published user or download counts, case studies, or equivalent.",
        "false": "Adoption claims are absent, purely anecdotal, or unsourced."
      }
    },
    "exec_reliability": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of reliability, quality, security/compliance, or operational maturity?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Evidence of reliability, quality, security/compliance, or operational maturity (uptime, incidents handled, certifications, long-running open-source project).",
        "false": "No reliability or quality evidence is present."
      }
    },
    "exec_cadence": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of continued delivery after launch?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Evidence of continued delivery after launch (dated releases, changelog, subsequent features).",
        "false": "Delivery appears one-shot or stalled."
      }
    },
    "dir_strategy": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there a specific, consistent, dated public strategy or roadmap?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "A public strategy or roadmap is specific, consistent, and dated.",
        "false": "Direction is vague, contradictory, or only implied."
      }
    },
    "dir_backed": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Are strategy or roadmap claims backed by shipped artifacts in the evidence pack?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Roadmap or strategy claims are backed by shipped artifacts in the evidence pack.",
        "false": "Direction is promised without corresponding delivery evidence."
      }
    },
    "dir_distinct": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is the evidenced direction distinct from generic category copy?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "The evidenced direction is distinct from generic category copy.",
        "false": "Positioning is interchangeable with peers."
      }
    },
    "dir_invested": {
      "type": "noul",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of sustained investment in this product?",
      "criteria": {
        "true": "Evidence of sustained investment (funding used for the product, research, open-source velocity, or platform expansion).",
        "false": "No evidence of continued investment."
      }
    },
    "quadrant": {
      "type": "choice",
      "instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Assign the entity to one Jev Quadrant cell. Do not use a hard 0.5 cut. Weigh the full evidence pack.",
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        "ANCHORED": "Both delivery (proven execution) and evidenced direction (validated direction) are strong.",
        "DIRECTED": "Validated direction is better evidenced than proven execution.",
        "OPERATIONAL": "Proven execution is better evidenced than validated direction.",
        "FORMING": "Both axes are thin, early, or contradicted."
      }
    }
  }
}

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