Easy Heavyweight Serverless Functions

tl;dr What is the easiest way to run Python code in the cloud, especially for compute jobs? We briefly compare common options (Lambda, EC2, Fargate, Modal) and then pitch a new contender: Coiled Run. Motivation to Run Python Code in the Cloud We want to run jobs in the cloud for a few common reasons: Data proximity: Our data lives in the cloud, and we want to process it where it lives to avoid costly egress charges Speed and Scale: We have many things to process and don’t want to wait Hardware access: We want GPUs or big-memory machines Always-on Coordination: We want to respond to actions in