Modal's February product update covers several new features: Directory Snapshots for Sandboxes allow snapshotting specific directories independently of the base image to speed up initialization; a free GLM-5 endpoint (partnered with Z.ai) is available through April for coding agents; the billing CLI and API are now GA for Team and Enterprise plans with a refreshed UI; and SDK updates include a modal changelog command, dashboard URL methods, and a Sandbox .detach() method. The update also highlights use cases around coding agents at scale and AI-accelerated research at Stanford.
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📁 Introducing Directory Snapshots for Modal Sandboxes🤖 Try GLM-5, free on Modal💲Better billing visibility: Refreshed UI and new billing API💻 SDK Updates📹 Inside Modal Sandboxes🔬 AI research that accelerates AI research📍 Find Modal this MarchSort: