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Erik says Modal's users often built complex, lower-level custom workflows and valued the platform's hackability.

Unresolved speaker · Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO · 22 Oct 2026

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“I'm assuming a lot of people u- were using ComfyUI, like running ComfyUI workflows on it. Some people were, but, but I, I think the people that were using Modal, they tended to be more like low-level stuff.”
“Like they did like complicated stuff. What they like with Modal is like it's always been pretty hackable. Mm.”
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